🚒Public Safety
Aug 10, 2026 · 8:50 PMScottdale, PA
Search and Rescue Operations Launched at Jacobs Creek After Swimmers Swept Downstream
Water rescue crews from Fayette and Westmoreland counties mobilized along Jacobs Creek near Chaintown Road after three juveniles and one adult were swept downstream by strong currents at the Creek Falls area. Officials urge extreme caution near waterways.