6 Year Old Swept Away

In Estacada, Oregon, Vinesa, a 6 year-old girl, was driven up to play in the snow by her parents, Igor and Marina Snegur. They had parked near Austin Hot Springs in the Mount Hood National Forest where a road is close to the stream. The family are from southeast Portland, so they decided to drive 60 miles away. While Vinesa was playing, she must have fallen and was swept into the stream and started flowing down river. Igor ran along the river trying to keep up with his daughter, but he was unable to. The river was cold and running fast from the winter storm. There wasn't any cell phone service where they were, so Vinesa's parents couldn't call and ask for help until they arrived at a Ranger station an hour away. Monday, the waters temperature was just above freezing. The rescue workers were imperiled because the river was carrying a heavy load of trees and roots. The rescue workers, about 50 ground searchers and divers, had to suspend the search at nightfall on Monday. They also had the help of a helicopter with thermal imaging that scanned the river looking for the little girl.

This is a horrible story! That little girl probably could not have survived that rivers temperature, strength, or speed.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/24/10222696-a-second-of-inattention-icy-river-sweeps-girl-6-away-from-father