Nevada County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) received a call for help on August 26 about a woman and her dog who were swept downstream in a river. 

A woman, her dog, and friends were hiking in the Tahoe National Forest along the South Yuba River when disaster struck. The woman's dog fell into the river near Emerald Pools, and she immediately jumped in after him. 

One of her friends called 911 at 6:40 p.m. and NCSO and Nevada County Sheriff's Search & Rescue Ropes and Drones Teams were dispatched. 

NCSO shared, "The NCSSAR Drones Team located the woman and her dog stranded on a large boulder mid-stream. Due to the complex, steep terrain and difficult access, additional specialized fire resources were requested, bringing together technical rescue and swift water teams from Nevada County Consolidated FD, Truckee Fire and CAL FIRE NEU. The U.S. Forest Service-Tahoe National Forest also assisted."

The only way to reach the woman and her dog was with a 300-foot rope system that was used to lower a floatation device, harness, and eventually rescue them.

The rescue took roughly 4 hours and 50 first responders who worked long after the sun set to save both the woman and her dog. Aside from minor injuries, both are doing well. No images of the woman and her dog were shared by rescuers, but one person who claims to be the one who called for help states the dog was a two-year-old English bulldog. 

This is just another example of how first responders are heroes, who in this case wore harnesses instead of capes.