Bakersfield Fire brought three men to safety after they were stranded on a sandbar mid-river at Lake Ming, clinging to trees Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters deployed a rope rescue system to help the three victims.
A video of fire officials rescuing one of the victims was posted on Facebook:
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