PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Two teenage kayakers escaped serious injury when strong currents swept them through a culvert under the causeway separating the Missouri River from Lake Sharpe in Pierre.
Fire Chief Ian Paul tells KCCR radio that the Pierre Rescue Squad was called to the La Framboise Island Causeway on Sunday. The area is marked with signs warning of danger from strong currents and banning swimming.
The teens were part of a youth group from Missouri. They were dumped from their kayaks and pulled into the culvert by strong currents, but they surfaced on the other side.
Paul says the incident is a good reminder of the power of the river.
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Information from: KCCR-AM, http://www.todayskccr.com/
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