Husband, wife, infant rescued from Twin Creek sandbar in Warren Co.

UPDATE @ 4:35 p.m. (July 16)

A husband, wife and 10-month-old baby who were canoeing were rescued Saturday night in Franklin Twp., Warren County Sheriff’s Lt. Shaun Embleton said Sunday morning.

They beached their canoe on a Twin Creek sandbar after they missed their exit point on the creek in the area of Trenton Franklin Road, said Franklin Twp. Assistant Fire Chief John Daly.

When they noticed they were getting close to where the creek enters the Great Miami River, that’s when they beached the canoe, he said, and called for help around 9:30 p.m. on their cellphone.

The sheriff’s office pinged the phone to find them, Daly said.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources provided a boat, as did the city of Franklin, Daly said.

UPDATE @ 9:40 a.m. (July 16)

A husband, wife and 10-month-old baby were rescued Saturday night from an island in the Great Miami River near Carmody Park in Franklin Twp., Warren County Sheriff’s Lt. Shaun Embleton said this morning.

The family was in a canoe and got into trouble in the high waters. They were rescued around 11:45 p.m. by Franklin Twp. Fire crews and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

FIRST REPORT

Middletown police and Warren County deputies are reportedly searching for two missing kayakers near Twin Creek MetroPark.

Warren County dispatchers said deputies are looking for a missing kayak, but could not confirm if any people were missing.

Scanner traffic indicates crews began searching near Twin Creek MetroPark around 8:45 p.m. for two missing kayakers.

Initial reports indicate a man and a woman were stranded due to high waters in Twin Creek.

Deputies requested assistance from Middletown crews to help in the rescue around 9:45 p.m.

We are working to confirm details with authorities in this developing story.

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