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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
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards
Maryland State Police Helicopter Called To Rescue Man In West Virginia Who Fell 200 Yards A Maryland State Police helicopter unit gave an assist to a neighbor in need after a vehicle pursuit left a driver in a precarious position in West Virginia. On Saturday, Oct. 29, a state police helicopter crew assisted first responders from Hardy County in West Virginia with the rescue of an injured driver in the area of Howards Lick Road in Mathias. Shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, the Hardy County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Maryland State Police Aerial Unit based in Cumberland, to respond to Mathias in West Virginia “after rescue personnel encountered…

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by Zak Failla