GREEN RIVER, Utah — A man was rescued after getting swept up in a flash flood in eastern Utah Saturday afternoon.

The Emery County Sheriff's Office said they were called around 4 p.m. to the southern part of Green River, where the man became stuck in a "wash" by a flash flood.

The first deputy to respond called for additional help, and eventually, a multi-agency team was there with rope rescue gear, a front-end loader, and several employees or volunteers. A local resident also showed up with a raft and offered to help.

Emery County Sheriff's Office

The team tied the raft to the front-end loader as Deputy Josh Opp and Green River resident Kent Nelson paddled out to reach the stranded victim in the fast-moving water. They brought him a life jacket, then those on shore pulled both the raf

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