POTOMAC, Md. — Multiple fire departments across the region responded to Great Falls Park for reports of a kayaker in distress.
On Thursday, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the Potomac park just before 6:30 p.m. for a kayak carrying two passengers that went over the falls. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue and U.S. Park Police were also on the scene to aid in rescue efforts.
First responders were able to locate both passengers, one kayaker was treated at the park by Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. A second kayaker was found at the base of the falls; they sustained more serious injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital.
At this time, officials have not released the identities of the victims nor their current conditions.
Rescue teams weren’t able to recover the kayak.
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