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WATCH: Rising water traps vehicle, occupants in river, leading to technical rescue

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GUNLOCK FALLS, Utah (ABC4) — Two individuals were rescued from Gunlock Falls after rising water trapped their vehicle in a river. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Search And Rescue (SAR), they were dispatched to the river below Gunlock Falls earlier today for reports of stranded individuals.

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