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Person 'Clinging To Rock' In Potomac River Rescued In Montgomery County
Multiple agencies worked together on Wednesday morning to rescue a person who found themselves in a perilous position in the Potomac River.
Early on Aug. 7, US Park Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel teamed up to make a water rescue after a swimmer got stuck.
According to officials, boats, helicopters, and land crews were all involved in the rescue near the C&O Canal Lock 8 and Wades Island.
Water Rescue Potomac River IAO @COcanalNPS near Lock 8 , person in water @mcfrs SW710, SW710B, SW730B, SW730, E752, UTV711, USPark helicopter, BC702, FXS444, PE444 responding…
$16M Washington DC Home Designed By Same Architect As U.S. Capitol Hits Market (Photos)
A Washington D.C. home designed by the same architect of the U.S. Capitol is on the market for $16 million.
The home on 3508 Prospect St., otherwise known as the Prospect House in Georgetown, was built between 1787 and 1793 and sits high above the Potomac River, according to the listing by Washington Fine Properties.
Washington Fine Properties
Designed by William Thornton, the house is 9,086 square feet and features eight bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, and one half bathroom. It sits on a .43-acre lot. Amenities include a view of the vier, high ceilings, a pool with cabana, thre…
Kayaker Dies After Getting Pinned By Rock In Potomac River
A woman was killed after overturning her kayak and getting trapped under a rock in the Potomac River, officials confirmed.
On Sunday afternoon, first responders were called when around two dozen out-of-state college kayakers were boating and a woman wound up pinned under a rock in hydraulics.
Passersby and others came to her aid before Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel made it to the scene, and she did not survive.
ICYMI (~315p) Potomac River IAO Little Falls (DC/Montgomery border) kayak/boater in distress, @mcfrs SW710, SW710B, SW730, SW730B, A726, PE726, E752, UTV742, USP E…
Body Found At Shoreline Of Potomac River Near Popular Trail
First responders are on the scene near the Old Angler's Inn on the Potomac River after a body was found.
Emergency crews were initially called to the scene for a "medical emergency" around 2 p.m., Monday, April 3, according to a spokesperson from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
Once officials got to the scene, they discovered that the victim in question was dead at the scene.
(~2p) IAO Old Anglers’s Inn, Potomac River @COcanalNPS near Billy Goat Trail B, water’s edge, initially reported as medical emergency, @mcfrs rescue crews locate body (DOA) on shoreline, @mcfrs PE710, PE401, A…
