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Montco Firefighters Rescue Trapped Deer From Schuylkill Canal Montco Firefighters Rescue Trapped Deer From Schuylkill Canal
Montco Firefighters Rescue Trapped Deer From Schuylkill Canal A good samaritan and quick-thinking first responders teamed up to rescue a deer who had fallen into the Schuylkill Canal in Montgomery County on Sunday, April 30.  Area resident Timothy Saja reported the trapped doe near lock 60 in Upper Providence sometime before 3 p.m., officials wrote on Facebook. Township police and a county Park Ranger joined firefighters from engine 68 at the scene.  Two workers suited up in their water rescue gear and caught the deer before gently hoisting her out of the canal, shown in photos from the scene taken by Saja.  Engine 68 (C Platoon) was dispatched …

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by Mac Bullock
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Schuylkill River Drowning Victim Remembered As 'Good Soul Gone Too Soon' Schuylkill River Drowning Victim Remembered As 'Good Soul Gone Too Soon'
Schuylkill River Drowning Victim Remembered As 'Good Soul Gone Too Soon' Samantha Henry, the 28-year-old woman who drowned in the Schuylkill River Monday, July 4, was being remembered by loved ones as a "good soul gone too soon." A Phoenixville High School graduate, Henry was a theatre guild member in school and worked as a tax accountant, her Facebook profile shows. "You were always kindhearted, wicked intelligent, stubborn, free-spirited, a portion of light that anyone could connect with and feel comfortable," said Steven M. Johnson, who is listed as Henry's brother on her page. Steven M. Johnson's Facebook post.Steven M. Johnson (Facebook) Henry's body w…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Body Of Purported Jumper Pulled From Schuylkill River Body Of Purported Jumper Pulled From Schuylkill River
Body Of Purported Jumper Pulled From Schuylkill River The body of a purported jumper was pulled from the Schuylkill River Monday, July 4, authorities said. Crews were called to the river near the area of Lock 60 in Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County) around 12:40 p.m., local police said. Witnesses reported seeing a person jump off of the railroad trestle into the river, according to Upper Providence police. At least 11 water rescue and dive teams searched the river and found the body of a female around 3 p.m., they said. The victim's body was turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office. She was identified, and her next of…

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by Nicole Acosta