10 Children and 1 Man Rescued from Roaring Georgia River
At a Glance Rain from a thunderstorm caused the Alcovy River to swell. The 11 people were stranded on rocks above a 10-foot falls.No one appeared to be seriously injured. Rescuers plucked 10 children and a man from a rain-swollen Georgia river Saturday after they became stranded on rocks in the roaring rapids. When members of Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services arrived at Freemans Mill Park shortly before 5 p.m., they found a father and child at the top...