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An Iowa kayaker was rescued Friday night after her kayak capsized in the South Skunk River.

Ames Fire Department responded to North River Valley Park, 725 East 13th St., at 5:50 p.m.

The kayaker had capsized in the rapids at the low head dam site and lost her paddle, the Ames Fire Department reported. She made her way to a rock ridge in the center of the waterway.

The kayaker was not injured but had no way to reboard her kayak and cross the river.

Crews were able to get a rope to the victim, who was wearing a personal flotation device for safety. Firefighters entered the water in an inflatable water rescue craft to reach the kayaker.

They were able to maneuver to her and ferry her safely to shore, the Ames Fire Department reported. The crew then returned to the water to free the kayak, which had become wedged in the rock rapids.

After freeing the kayak, it floated downstream where it was retrieved by the kayaker’s partner and both the kayak and the second kayaker returned to shore.

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