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3 homeless swept under a wash by rushing water

3 homeless swept under a wash by rushing water
3 homeless swept under a wash by rushing water
3 homeless swept under a wash by rushing water
Posted at 1:41 PM, Jan 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-22 18:12:51-05
Three people were swept away by swift water near the Hard Rock hotel-casino on Sunday.
 
Firefighters responded around 12:14 p.m. Upon arrival, crews were met by four homeless people that were part of an encampment underneath the bridge of the Hard Rock parking garage.
 
A makeshift dam was built just outside the encampment. The four homeless people said that three individuals from the encampment were swept away into a wash after the dam broke.
 
 
All three were rescued from a downstream manhole. No injuries were reported.