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“I just started drowning”: Woman recounts rescue on Kuna’s Indian Creek
By Litzy Grijalba at WSVN 7 News
· July 14, 2026
· 3 min read
KUNA, Idaho (KIVI) — What was supposed to be a fun weekend float down Indian Creek in Kuna quickly turned into a life-or-death situation for a Caldwell woman when her raft flipped and she became stranded in trees along the creek. “I went over a rapid thinking I’ll be fine and I wasn’t. I flipped ove
Key takeaway I flipped over backwards in my tube and just started drowning,” said Ashlynn Monroe She believes she was stuck underwater for about 40 seconds before grabbing a branch strong enough to pull herself up.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 14, 2026 ·
Source: WSVN 7 News ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? KUNA, Idaho (KIVI) — What was supposed to be a fun weekend float down Indian Creek in Kuna quickly turned into a life-or-death situation for a Caldwell woman when her raft flipped and she became stranded in trees along the creek. “I went over a rapid thinking I’ll be fine and I wasn’t. I flipped ove
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