Ceres firefighters rescue woman from river bottom

Firefighters used a rope and pulley system to rescue a woman from a river bottom Tuesday evening.

According to Acting Fire Chief Bryan Nicholes, firefighters were called to the scene benind the 1300 block of River Road at 6:20 p.m. A 58-year-old woman who was confined to a wheelchair needed medical attention and could not make her way to get help.

Firefighters set up a rope and pulley system, put the woman in a rescue basket and pulled her up a roughly 300-foot cliff.

The woman was lifted safely and placed into an ambulance, which took her to an area hospital for treatment.

This story was originally published January 14, 2015 at 10:23 AM with the headline "Ceres firefighters rescue woman from river bottom."