Water Rescue in Kenmore

At 8:40pm on July 14th, the Northshore Fire Department was dispatched to Lake Washington in response to an emergency call in which a 30-year-old male was seriously injured when he struck his head while diving from a boat into shallow water.

Northshore Firefighters were met on the waterfront at the Kenmore Air Harbor by one of the involved parties. Several firefighters were immediately taken by boat to the patient who was still in the water approximately 1000 feet off shore. 

The firefighters who have trained for this type of accident on the water used a backboard to stabilize the patient, and then loaded him onto a boat and brought him back to shore. Once on shore, Paramedics transported the patient to Harborview Medical Center.

This rescue’s swift execution was the result of the collaborative efforts of the firefighters, members of the patient’s party, employees of Kenmore Air, and the King County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol unit. 

For more water safety information visit the Northshore Fire Department Facebook page.