By Cecilio Padilla

    MODESTO, California (KOVR) -- A person was rescued after being found floating and unresponsive in the Stanislaus River near Knights Ferry over the weekend.

Modesto Fire officials says one of their crews were returning to the station after a different call early Sunday afternoon when they spotted a person floating in the river. The crew jumped into action and were able to pull the person out of the river quickly, just behind Station 29.

Paramedics were also called to the scene and started advanced life-saving care on the person.

Firefighters say the person had regained a heartbeat and was breathing on their own within 15 minutes of being rescued from the water.

The person was then flown to a hospital for further care. No other details about the person or their condition have been released.

Two other people were also able to make it to shore without injury, Modesto Fire says.

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