'That little $3 whistle is what saved us from having to spend a night out there.' An early morning boat ride on the river was supposed to lead to a day of fishing but instead turned into hours of rescue attempts requiring a helicopter for two Texas men.
Around 6:30 a.m. on December 4, Bart Giles and Stevie Rodriguez hopped in Giles' boat and headed to a fishing competition, Giles told CNN.He noted that at this time the light was still low and they could see only what was right in front of them.Four people were rescued off a boat 'teetering' at the edge of a Texas dam, police sayAs they made their way up the river portion of Lake Amistad, 10 minutes north of Del Rio, Texas, Giles noticed a capsized canoe.
But it wasn't until around noon when Texas game wardens located the boat and began the rescue.The game wardens and the National Park Service couldn't get their boats close enough because of the mud, Giles told CNN.And when rescue crews contacted Texas Department of Public Safety for help, their helicopters were either out for maintenance or too far to make it before sunset. That's when San Antonio Police Department Pilots Garrett Hunter and Roy Rodriguez received a call.
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