CHARLESTON A 10-year-old girl was rescued Sunday from the Embarras River after her kayak had capsized.
According to a news release from the Lincoln Fire Protection District, emergency crews were dispatched to County Road 420 North in Coles County around 11:05 a.m. after learning that a girl was stranded on a log in the river after her kayak had struck some debris. Her father was able to make it to the shore.
