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Maryland State Police Helicopter Unit Rescues Boater Stranded On Marshy Island After Midnight Maryland State Police Helicopter Unit Rescues Boater Stranded On Marshy Island After Midnight
Maryland State Police Helicopter Unit Rescues Boater Stranded On Marshy Island After Midnight A Maryland State Police helicopter was required to save a boater who found himself in a precarious position after getting stranded when his boat ran aground. At around 12:40 a.m. on Thursday morning, state police received a call about a 22-year-old boater who got stranded in a marshy section of Taylor's Island in Dorchester.  The initial call came from the Dorchester County Fire and EMS Department after they were unable to get to the island by boat or by foot, leaving them in need of an aerial rescue. Pilots arrived about 50 feet above the boater at around 1:20 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. …