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Kayaker Airlifted After Plunging Over Great Falls Of Potomac River, Officials Say Kayaker Airlifted After Plunging Over Great Falls Of Potomac River, Officials Say
Kayaker Airlifted After Plunging Over Great Falls Of Potomac River, Officials Say A kayaker was airlifted to a hospital after being rescued from the Potomac River in Great Falls Park on Thursday, May 16, officials in Montgomery County said. The county's fire and rescue squad was dispatched to the river in reports of a kayak that went over the Maryland Falls at 6:20 p.m., a spokesperson for the department said. One kayaker self-extricated on the Virginia side. They were treated and released by Fairfax Fire while another was removed by the Park Police helicopter in a stokes basket, and taken by helicopter to a hospital, officials said. Their red kayak remains stuck in a h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Man Missing In National Park For Nearly A Month, Police Say Maryland Man Missing In National Park For Nearly A Month, Police Say
Maryland Man Missing In National Park For Nearly A Month, Police Say Montgomery County Police are urging the public to help find a missing 56-year-old man.  Neil Bernstein was last seen on Friday, Feb. 17 on the Maryland side of Great Falls Park in Potomac, according to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Police Department.  Great Falls Park is a popular national park that stretches through Maryland and Virginia. Family and police are growing concerned for Bernstein's welfare as time goes on.  Bernstein is described as being 5-foot-9 and he weighed around 190 pounds at the time of his disappearance, according to officials. He has short…

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by Annie DeVoe