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Dixie Fire in Butte and Plumas Counties Friday, July 30, 2021 Updates
July 30, 2021 - Dixie Fire in Butte County and Plumas County is 240,595 acres and 24% contained for Friday morning. Date of Origin Tuesday July 13th, 2021 approx. 05:15 PM. Location Feather River Canyon near Cresta Powerhouse. Incident Commander CALFIRE Incident Management Team 1/California Interagency Incident Management Team 2.
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Wednesday afternoon, the teen, Ahmir Watson, was reportedly swimming on the Sutter County side of the river near Knights Landing and 3rd Beach, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office said. A caller reported last seeing Watson when he jumped in to help the younger swimmer in distress get to safety.
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Teen Missing In Sacramento River After Rescuing Younger Brother Identified As Ahmir Watson
KNIGHTS LANDING (CBS13) – Divers are expected to return to a Knights Landing beach Friday to search for Ahmir Watson, a local teen who disappeared in the Sacramento River after saving his brother, then going back in to help another swimmer.
A family is pleading for the public’s help in finding the teen.
On Wednesday afternoon, Ahmir, 18, of Dunnigan, was reportedly swimming on the Sutter County side of the river near Knights Landing and 3rd Beach when he jumped in to help the younger swimmer in distress, his brother, get to safety, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office was told.
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