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Boater Airlifted 70-Feet To Safety After Getting Stuck in Maryland River
The US Coast Guard needed the help of a Maryland State Police helicopter on Sunday afternoon to help rescue a man who found himself stranded on the Elk River in Cecil County. Police say that its Aviation Command Unit was called in to hoist a man to safety after his boat became stuck and inaccessible in a marshy area near Crystal Beach in Earleville. The incident was reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2. According to investigators, two personal watercraft entered a shallow creek near Elk River and got stuck. A tow boat was able to take one rider to safety, but neither the Coa…