Contra Costa Fire rescue crews pulled one person from a canal in Antioch and were searching for a second Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Twitter account first posted about the rescue shortly after 2:30 p.m., asking people to avoid the area of Deer Valley Road and Carpinteria Drive in Antioch.
A follow-up post indicated that one person had been pulled from the canal there and was receiving treatment. They were expected to be released at the scene Con Fire on scene a canal water rescue in vicinity Deer Valley Road & Carpinteria Dr., Antioch. One victim is being treated at scene & first responders are searching with rescue boat 281 and sheriff's office helicopter for a second.
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