Fire crews rescue one, search for second person at Antioch canal
ANTIOCH -- Contra Costa Fire rescue crews pulled one person from a canal in Antioch and were searching for a second Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Twitter account first posted about the rescue shortly after 2:30 p.m., asking people to avoid the area of Deer Valley Road and Carpinteria Drive in Antioch.
A follow-up post indicated that one person had been pulled from the canal there and was receiving treatment. They were expected to be released at the scene
First responders were searching for a second person with rescue boat 281 and assistance from the Contra Costa County Sheriff's office helicopter.
That search extended towards the west, authorities said. but was eventually called off shortly after 4:30 p.m. A second person was not found.
