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VIDEO: Crews rescue woman trapped in Indian Creek in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri, crews rescue woman from fast-moving Indian Creek
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department rescued a woman who was trapped in the fast-moving waters of Indian Creek.

Emergency crews were called to 717 W. 101st Terrace just before 1 p.m. on a woman reportedly holding on to a tree branch in the creek.

Crews launched an inflatable boat to reach the woman, who was bout 50 to 75 feet from the bank of the creek.

Kansas City, Missouri, crews rescue woman from fast-moving Indian Creek

After about 40 minutes, crews were able to pull the woman in the boat and take her to the shore, where she received medical treatment in a waiting ambulance.