Two fishermen were rescued from an island in the Middle Santiam River Sunday evening after water from Green Peter Dam began rising rapidly and trapped them, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District reported.
At approximately 5:58 p.m., SHFAD personnel responded to the area in the 45400 block of Quartzville Road. According to SHFAD, despite early reports that the water was rapidly rising from dam emissions, the fishermen were not in immediate danger. However, they were…