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11 Rescued From Disabled Boats On July Fourth On Potomac River 11 Rescued From Disabled Boats On July Fourth On Potomac River
11 Rescued From Disabled Boats On July Fourth On Potomac River All's well that ends well. Multiple agencies in the DMV region were on hand on Thursday night, when a strange scene involving two vessels played out on the Potomac River, officials say. Shortly before 11 p.m. on July 4, a distress call was made regarding a boat taking on water after striking an unlit buoy in the area of Piscataway Creek on the river, leaving the vessel disabled. Seven people were on board the sinking ship. Things got trickier when a Good Samaritan attempted to offer an assist, but ultimately wound up entangled in the other boat's lines, leaving it disabled with two adults…

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by Zak Failla
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Dolphin Beach Drowning: Prince William County Officers Identify Swimmer Dolphin Beach Drowning: Prince William County Officers Identify Swimmer
Dolphin Beach Drowning: Prince William County Officers Identify Swimmer Police in Prince William County have identified the swimmer who drowned in Dolphin Beach.  At around 4:30 p.m. on August 6, officers responded to the beach to investigate the disappearance of Benjamin Segura Artiga, 38, who had been swimming with two friends that day, the Prince William County Police Department said.  Segura Artiga allegedly tried to climb a dock ladder while in the water and suddenly went under water, authorities said. After hours of friends and lifeguards searching, the police's marine unit found his body later that evening and he was pronounced dead, law …

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by AJ Goldbloom