Overview
- Police received an urgent call about a missing 11-year-old seen in the creek at Bramble Park, leading Hamilton County to request heavy-rescue support.
- Responders found her on the opposite bank near icy water, and Heavy Rescue 9’s Taylor Kuhlmann, in an ice-rescue suit, guided her up a steep embankment to safety.
- Cincinnati Fire said the child was cold but unharmed and credited recent ice-water training for the quick, coordinated outcome.
- Officials described the creek’s steep edges and deep, frigid water as especially hazardous for children with autism.
- Local group EmPath for Autism demonstrated tracking devices and is developing a harder-to-remove version with a QR code after distributing thousands of units.