Watch: Women Stuck In Inflated Unicorn Raft Rescued By Officials

A group of five women stranded on their large, inflatable rainbow unicorn raft in a weedy Minnesota lake were rescued by Chisago County sheriff’s deputies Saturday.

The two officials were reportedly driving by the Fish Lake when they saw the group of women floating on the raft. The officials then pulled over and asked the women for a picture.

The duo noticed the raft was stuck in a patch of weeds and despite the women having paddles on hand, they weren’t reaching anywhere.

While one of the officials threw the women a rope and pulled them back in to a dock, the other filmed it.

“Driving by a local lake we observed a bunch of women (in a rainbow unicorn) stuck in the weeds...Yes a rainbow unicorn... With a handful of laughs and some mad rescue roping skills they were pulled back to the dock!” the Chisago County Sherif's Office wrote on Twitter.

Deputy Scotty Finnegan said the women would have had trouble getting out of the lake’s thick weeds unassisted.

The plastic inflatable sold by United States-based online retailer Sam's Club for $150 is commonly used during summers and comes in various shapes including giant flamingos and peacocks. They can carry up to 6 people and have built-in cup holders, drinks coolers and benches.

In a similar incident earlier this month, a teenager helped rescue a little girl swept away on her toy raft at Northern Bay Sands Park, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Andrew Howell, 16, ran to the shoreline after he heard his mother’s screams. He noticed a girl waving her hand for help from a toy raft which was about 200m from the shoreline.

"My mom said, 'Don't you dare get in that water,'" Howell said, adding “She was terrified that if I went out I could be in serious trouble."

However, he did not listen and dived in alone.

“At this point all I could see was a little girl on a little floatable raft, and I was I was thinking, man, this girl must be terrified,” he said, CBC reported. His only focus was to get the girl back to safety.

When he reached the raft, he saw the girl’s father completely exhausted trying to push her back to shore. The unicorn raft was "was almost acting like a sail," he said, and added, "I guess the wind took it and unfortunately they couldn't get it back in."

After almost 20 minutes, the girl, her father and Howell reached the shore completely exhausted and shivering.

Bryan Harris, a water safety trainer with the Canadian Red Cross, said the rafts were very dangerous. They shouldn’t be used in open ocean and are meant for little backyard pools.

"They're dangerous, they really are. The wind, waves and current take them out so fast," he said adding "You need constant surveillance in an environment like that.”