First day of B-day Bash towing wraps

IONIA, Mich. (WOOD) - 24 Hour News 8 crews were kept  inside a media pen Saturday as vehicles were claimed at the site of last weekend's B-93 Birthday Bash. Wreckers worked tirelessly to drag the cars out of the muck, and one of them let us ride along.

"The water was just to here as you can see the mud line here. And then there's rust on the roter, " said Kristi Land.

The B-93 Birthday Bash didn't make a splash with Kristi Land, she's having her car  towed to a shop in Grand Rapids. It's waterlogged and it was damaged when it was pulled out of the south parking lot.

"They tore the CV boot."

Kristi is lucky enough to have coverage through her insurance and a spare car to get around. But it doesn't soften the blow. She was stuck for five hours last Saturday and was trapped in her truck with four children.

"I had four kids with me. Of course, they all sat there hungry, thirsty and we're not allowed to bring food or beverages to the concert. I had no way of bringing my kids food or water...nothing."

Inside one of the Reed and Hoppes tow trucks, you can see them hooking up and towing away a white van. It's surrounded by a muddy oasis and plenty of other cars waiting to be towed away.

"My car is totaled. It's been sitting here since Saturday. We got here at 8 a.m. (We) just found out right now...it's no good."

Its a similar story for Mandi Mulligan. The Gobles resident says the timing and demise of her Buick Century couldn't be worse.

"Oh, absolutely. I have a husband who's been out of work for 8 months, a two-year-old son at home ...not what you want to deal with," said Mulligan.

Reps from B-93 tell 24 Hour News 8 several hundred cars have been towed out of the muddy waters of the Grand River.

"I know people are anxious and they want to do it and the wrecker service is working through in an orderly manner to make sure we can get the cars out as soon as possible. Wait for a phone call, we will be contacting them and setting up a time to come."

Wreckers were in Ionia from across the state, some even as far away as Pullman and Jackson.