Water Rescue on the Potomac River

Early Thursday Morning, on August 17th at about 00:35 A.M., Communications alerted the station for a Boat Taking on Water, with possible Subjects in the Water. B-14 responded with 2, along with Chief 14, A149 and PA148. Initial Report was that a subject swam to shore reporting his boat sinking, with 2 subjects still possibly in the water. B-14 arrived on the scene and located the subject on the shore, in front of an address on Beach Haven Circle in Morgantown. Chief 14 arrived on scene establishing the Potomac River command and had units Staged. B-14 reported to Lower Cedar Point, and confirmed hearing subjects screaming in the River. The crews directed Trooper 7 in the Direction of where the screaming was heard with a flashlight, and Trooper 7 located the subjects, confirming 2 subjects in the water with life jackets on, attempting to make way back to shore. With assistance from a local citizen, crews from Station 14 utilized his personal boat to retrieve the subjects from out of the water. The subjects were brought to shore to be evaluated by the awaiting EMS personnel. Units cleared at about 01:35 A.M. Many Thanks goes out to the citizen who let our department utilize his Personal Watercraft that morning.