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VDH Issues Water Advisory For 72.5-Mile Stretch Of Potomac River After Sewage Spills VDH Issues Water Advisory For 72.5-Mile Stretch Of Potomac River After Sewage Spills
VDH Issues Water Advisory For 72.5-Mile Stretch Of Potomac River After Sewage Spills The Virginia Department of Health is now officially warning residents to stay out of a 72.5-mile stretch of the Potomac River after weeks of sewage spill fallout. VDH issued a recreational water advisory on Friday, Feb. 13, warning Virginia residents to avoid swimming, wading, tubing, white-water canoeing, or kayaking in affected areas of the river. The sewage overflow at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. DC Water The advisory follows a sewage spill reported Jan. 19 and a second discharge reported Saturday, Feb. 7, according to health officials. Repairs…
‘Super Chill And Funny’: PA Park Ranger Alec Campbell Remembered After Tragic Drowning On Duty ‘Super Chill And Funny’: PA Park Ranger Alec Campbell Remembered After Tragic Drowning On Duty
‘Super Chill And Funny’: PA Park Ranger Alec Campbell Remembered After Tragic Drowning On Duty A popular Pennsylvania park ranger who vanished during a Memorial Day weekend patrol has been found dead, authorities and colleagues announced. Alec Campbell, 38, of Delaware County, was identified as the ranger whose body was recovered from the Neshaminy Creek at Tyler State Park after a days-long search. He went missing on Saturday, May 24, when his kayak capsized during routine patrol duties, Pennsylvania State Police said. His body was located on Sunday, May 25, following a large multi-agency search effort involving DCNR, PSP Aviation and Maritime Units, local fire departments, emergenc…
WATCH: Maryland Troopers Hoist Injured Hiker, Kayaker In Dramatic Holiday Weekend Rescues WATCH: Maryland Troopers Hoist Injured Hiker, Kayaker In Dramatic Holiday Weekend Rescues
Watch: Maryland Troopers Hoist Injured Hiker, Kayaker In Dramatic Holiday Weekend Rescues It was a high-stakes holiday weekend for Maryland State Police Aviation crews, who pulled off two dramatic back-to-back air rescues.  The first rescue happened around 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, at Wolf Rock in Catoctin State Park, where an injured hiker had fallen from a rock face in a remote area of Frederick County, according to Maryland State Police. Trooper 2 Hoists Injured Subject Off Wolf Rock It’s been a busy holiday weekend for MSPAC. As of 4pm on Memorial Day,... Posted by Maryland State Police - Aviation Command on Monday, May 26, 2025 Because of the victim’s locatio…
Dad Drowns Trying To Save Family Kayaking In Lake: 'A True Hero To The Very End' Dad Drowns Trying To Save Family Kayaking In Lake: 'A True Hero To The Very End'
Dad Drowns Trying To Save Family Kayaking In Lake: 'A True Hero To The Very End' A Norwood, NJ father of three died a hero, diving into a Pocono lake to save two relatives whose kayak flipped in the wind, police and community members said. Bibin Michael, 40, had been staying with family and friends at a long-term rental home on Sir Bradford Road in the Camelot Forest neighborhood of Blakeslee when the tragedy unfolded just after noon on Sunday, May 25, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police. Two adults from the group had taken a kayak provided by the rental and were wearing life vests. But minutes into their paddle, the wind picked up and overturned their kayak, p…
Body Of Missing Park Ranger Recovered Day After Kayak Flips In PA Creek: Officials Body Of Missing Park Ranger Recovered Day After Kayak Flips In PA Creek: Officials
Body Of Missing Park Ranger Recovered Day After Kayak Flips In PA Creek: Officials The body of a missing park ranger was recovered from a Pennsylvania State Park after a days-long search over Memorial Day Weekend, officials announced.  Alec Campbell, 38, a Delaware County resident and Park Resource Ranger with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), has been missing since Saturday, May 24 when his kayak capsized in the Neshaminy Creek during routine patrol, Pennsylvania State Police previously announced. Campbell was found dead following a multi-agency search effort on Sunday, May 25, according to a joint statement from the Penn…
Body Of Missing Marine Kayaker Found In Monocacy River After Maryland Storms Body Of Missing Marine Kayaker Found In Monocacy River After Maryland Storms
Body Of Missing Marine Kayaker Found In Monocacy River After Maryland Storms The body of a former Marine and kayaker who was swept away in last week's floodwaters has been located after going missing in Maryland. Sean Chilson, 34, was located this week near the Biggs Ford Bridge after being reported missing on Wednesday, May 14, amid the storms that rolled through the region, his family confirmed. Sean Chilson body was found today by Biggs Ford road. Thank you to everyone that helped look for Sean and pictures sent... Posted by Seth Chilson on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 The Thurmont resident was a Marine and experienced outdoorsman before he went missing on the …
First Responders In Virginia, Maryland Rescue Kayakers Stranded On Island (VIDEO) First Responders In Virginia, Maryland Rescue Kayakers Stranded On Island (VIDEO)
First Responders In Virginia, Maryland Rescue Kayakers Stranded On Island (Video) A Maryland State Police helicopter proved critical in rescuing a group of kayakers who became stranded in rough waters in the Potomac River on Sunday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 6, Maryland State Police Aviation Command based out of Frederick came to the aid of four kayakers with an assist on the ground from Montgomery County swift water rescue personnel, officials say. According to officials, first responders required the aerial rescue due to the inability to get rescue boats to the area of swift-moving water, where the kayakers were stranded after their vessel went do…