Rescuers are scrambling this year on central California's snowmelt-swollen Kern River, which has claimed the lives of 8 people since March, according to a report Wednesday. As the winter's heavy snowfall melts, the river dubbed the "Killer Kern" has become dangerously swift with cold mountain runoff. Steve Williams, a search and rescue coordinator for the Kern County Sheriff's Office. A volunteer team based on the Lower Kern has already logged more than 3,000 mission hours this year, according to Sheriff's Sgt. The team based on the Upper Kern is nearing that number, volunteer captain Tony Talbott said.

Source: ABC News July 05, 2017 19:07 UTC