Overview
- First responders in Glendale, called at about 3:04 p.m. Sunday, answered reports of a capsized kayak near the Kletzsch Park waterfall along the 6500 block of N. Milwaukee River Pkwy.
- The pair, a father and son, were thrown from the kayak and reached a small island, where dive teams from North Shore Fire and the Milwaukee Fire Department brought them to shore.
- Paramedics evaluated both for hypothermia at the scene and took them to area hospitals for further checks, with officials saying they are expected to be okay.
- North Shore Fire and Rescue warned that recent heavy rain raised river levels and sped up currents, creating hazardous conditions that call for extreme caution.
- USGS stream gauges track river flow in cubic feet per second, and a local kayaker reported readings this week near 8,000 to 11,000 cfs, far above his typical safety cutoff around 1,150.