Police in Iowa rescued two people from the Des Moines River after their inflatable raft capsized, and the entire mission was captured onvideo.

Des Moines Police Department

On 29 July, at approximately 9:30 p.m., DMPD officers responded to the Scott St. Bridge to investigate reports of people yelling for “help”. They arrived to find that an inflatable raft had capsized in the river, and two people were trapped in the turbulent waters of the dam, at times being pulled below the surface of the water.

On 29 July, at approximately 9:30 p.m., DMPD officers responded to the Scott St. Bridge to investigate reports of people yelling for “help”. They arrived to find that an inflatable raft had capsized in the river, and two people were trapped in the turbulent waters of the dam, at times being pulled below the surface of the water.

Both the man and woman were taken to the hospital in stable condition, and have since been released.

As for the officers involved in the rescue, they “dried off, and went back to work,” the department’s Facebook page read, while praising the officers for their “courageous and selfless commitment.”

On 29 July, at approximately 9:30 p.m., DMPD officers responded to the Scott St. Bridge to investigate reports of people yelling for “help”. They arrived to find that an inflatable raft had capsized in the river, and two people were trapped in the turbulent waters of the dam, at times being pulled below the surface of the water.

“Too often, going over the dam will trap a person in the spinning waters, and the results are fatal,” the DMPD post continued. “Fortunately, this story has a happy ending.”

source: people.com