Water Rescue To The Rear Of Station 10

June 28, 2006

Funkstown, Md. - During the morning of June 28 emergency crews risked their lives to rescue three individuals that decided to go canoeing on the Antietam Creek after severe torrential downpours hammered the area the day before.  Washington County Dispatch sent the assignment out for a water rescue around 9:55 a.m. after the 9-1-1 center was flooded with calls (including one from Chief Bentley of Special Ops who was out surveying the area) reporting a capsized canoe in the creek to the rear of Funkstown’s Fire Hall.

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Pictures By M.Main, J.Malloy WCVFRA Photo Team