Deputies Help Recuse Two Women at Pyramid Lake Per WCSO: “Yesterday evening, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office received a request for assistance from the Pyramid Lake Police Department for a possible water rescue on Pyramid Lake near Anahoe Island. Two females had been paddleboarding when they had been blown away from shore towards the east by increasingly strong winds and were unable to get back to shore. Two Hasty Team rescue swimmers and a team Paramedic, along with members of the Sheriff’s Specialized Vehicle Unit (SVU) who brought Marine 20, responded to staging at the Pelican Point boat ramp, where they deployed to locate and assist the two stranded paddleboarders. With assistance from Pyramid Lake PD, who maintained visual contact with the two subjects via binoculars, Marine 20 was able to quickly locate and retrieve the two paddleboarders who had been blown nearly 6 miles off shore by strong winds. Everyone returned to staging at Pelican Point unharmed and the two females and their paddleboards were returned to their families by Pyramid Lake Police. With summer boating and watersports season just getting started, just a quick friendly reminder from the Sheriff’s Office to always wear an appropriate Personal Flotation Device (PFD) when you are recreating on our local lakes and rivers.” #searchandrescue #SAR #rescueswimmer #waterrescue #nevada #pyramidlake