Washington, D.C
Man pulled from Anacostia River near Southeast DC boat club
WASHINGTON (7NEWS) — A man was hospitalized late Saturday night after emergency crews rescued him from the Anacostia River near a boat club in Southeast D.C.
According to the D.C. Fire and EMS Department (DCFEMS), crews were called around 10:46 p.m. May 16 to the 1300 block of Water Street, SE, for a report of a person missing in the water near a dock.
Land units and fireboats responded to the scene near the District Yacht Club.
Around 11:23 p.m., DC Fire and EMS said divers found a man and hauled him from the water.
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He was taken to a nearby hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries, officials said.
DCFEMS said their personnel worked with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Harbor units during the rescue.
MPD confirmed its Harbor units were on scene and would take the lead on the investigation.
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