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Video captures rescue of river tubing group stranded for 3 days, living off bark and flowers
Summary by The Piney Point Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Hallie Golden, Associated Press , as published by KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· August 11, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway Further details of the rescue, including the events leading up to it, are available from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
A rescue operation in west Michigan has successfully located a group of people who were stranded for three days. The group, which included two women and a young boy, had been on a river tubing trip that did not go as planned. They were found wearing only their swimming suits, with one of the women having sustained significant injuries to her legs.
A conservation officer was part of the team that located the group, and footage of the rescue has been released. Further details of the rescue, including the events leading up to it, are available from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
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Category: local ·
Published: August 11, 2026 ·
Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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