SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Three of the six members of the Santa Barbara / Puerto Vallarta Sister City Committee arrived home to Santa Barbara on Wednesday.
They wouldn't be home without the help of firefighters who made sure their three and half hour journey to the airport was safe.
Committee member and former Santa Barbara City Council Member Gil Garcia said the Rotary Club and the International Firefighter Training Association work with their sister city programs.
That friendship made them act like family.
When they heard about six committee members stranded, following six days a the El Grullo Health Spa, they reached out to help.
Garcia said the Fire Chief in Tuxpan, Jalisco arranged for an ambulance from Tonya to give the 6 of them a ride to the city of San Gabriel and from their they took a van to a hotel in Guadalajara near the airport .
Three of the six were able to catch a flight on Wednesday.
Another will fly out on Thursday and the two remaining will be a Friday flight.
They hope to debrief together once they are all home.
Their original flight was canceled when violence broke out following the death of a drug lord that sparked violence in many states in Mexico.
Garcia and his wife Marti Correa de Garcia are tired by happy to be home.
Your News Channel will share their story tonight on the news.
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