Livingston County authorities teamed up to rescue a person on a boat having a medical emergency without knowing precisely where they were.

Sheriff Steve Cox said they received a call on Friday afternoon about a group of people that had been floating on the Grand River. One of them had become unresponsive and had possibly drowned.

The Sheriff’s Office, the Chillicothe Dept. of Emergency Services joined the State Fire Marshall’s Office spread out over a large area of the county, basically south of Highway 190. A pilot took to the skies to help locate the group.

“The people with the person having the medical emergency were attempting to give life-saving CPR and help locate emergency responders,” Cox said. “Two deputies located the patient and the Fire Marshall and CDES were also quick to arrive on scene.”

Missouri Department of Conservation Agent responded with a boat to the Chillicothe Boat Ramp to assist but was not needed further. Cox said the remote location of the patient involved a very steep bank and some extensive mud, making it very difficult to rescue the patient. Life Flight Eagle transported the woman to a hospital in Kansas City.

Cox said the family was assisted at the scene and then went to the hospital. In an update on Monday, Cox said spoke with a family member of the patient. The family member reported the adult female patient is doing much better now and the condition has been upgraded but remains in the hospital as of this morning.

The family member was thankful for all the emergency responders and the many thoughts and prayers, which seem to have worked.

Cox said Deputy Dustin Woelfle and Chief Deputy Michael Claypole from the LCSO were completely covered in mud. He commended the entire team for their work in what he called a very difficult situation.