Posts Tagged ‘Water rescue’
UPDATE: Vehicle Crash and Water Rescue in Oak Orchard Area and Indian River Bay
UPDATE from DSP:Â A 23-year-old Millsboro man was charged with driving under the influence following a late-night crash on Oak Orchard Road on December 31st. Delaware State Police say the driver passed another vehicle, ran a stop sign at River Road, and drove over an embankment before overturning into the Indian River Bay just before…
Read MoreWoman Arrested for DUI after Driving into Red Mill Pond Near Lewes
Delaware State Police were called to the area of Red Mill Pond near Lewes just after 10 Thursday night for a water rescue – for a report of a boat that capsized in the water. When Troopers arrived, they found an occupied Dodge Durango submerged in the pond. Police learned that the driver, a 56…
Read MoreOC Fireboat Crew Rescues Juvenile Swimmer in Distress
A call for a water rescue in Ocean City around 9:30 Saturday morning in the area of the Ocean City Inlet. The Ocean City Fireboat crew that was training was already nearby and responded. A trained rescue swimmer was deployed from the boat and located a juvenile male victim who was barely conscious. The swimmer…
Read MoreUPDATE: DSP Investigating Drowning in Broadkill River
UPDATE 7/17/25: Delaware State Police are investigating a drowning that occurred in the Broadkill River near Milton. At around 4:30 p.m., July 15th, troopers responded to help with a water rescue at the boat ramp located at the end of Oyster Rocks Road in Milton. Police say Yorch Niz-Chilel was crabbing with family near the…
Read MoreTwo Rescued from Stranded Boat in Marsh near Holland Glade near Rehoboth Beach
Lewes Fire Department assisted Rehoboth Beach with a water rescue in the marsh near the Holland Glade tract just after 8pm Friday. Officials say two duck hunters were stranded in their boat after a falling tide in the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal. Lewes’s marine unit, 82-Marine-2 which is their quick response vessel, responded with an operator, EMT…
Read MoreMan Collapses in Cardiac Arrest Rescuing Grandson in Surf
A 62-year-old man collapsed in cardiac arrest trying to rescue his 9-year-old grandson who was in distress in the surf. It happened around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday near the South Bethany drive-on in the Fenwick Island State Park. The child made it safely to shore, but his grandfather remained in cardiac arrest as he was…
Read MoreUpdated: Miracle After-Hours Water Rescue by O.C.B.P.!
Ocean City received a call from a man reporting his 17-year-old son missing in the surf at The Plaza, 9800 Coastal Highway, around 7:35 p.m. Saturday. Off-duty Ocean City Beach Patrol guards responded to the scene to assist firefighters search for the missing teen. About 20 minutes later, he was spotted south of The Plaza…
Read MoreUPDATED: Male Discovered Near Unoccupied Boat In Rehoboth Bay
UPDATED – 9/27/21 1:35pm – Delaware State Police were called to Massey’s Landing for an unresponsive 46 year old man from the Long Neck area who was found in the Rehoboth Bay. DSP tell WGMD the man was removed from the water and pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been turned over to…
Read MoreMariner Rescued After Small Boat Capsizes
A mariner was safely rescued Monday after a small aluminum boat capsized in Indian River Bay off Gull Point. According to the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, responding crews found the person still in the water early Monday evening, before sundown. The mariner was removed from the water and evaluated at the scene for hypothermia…
Read MoreUPDATE – Multiple Agencies Respond to Rehoboth Bay Boating Tragedy
UPDATE 9 p.m. – Sgt. Brooke Mitchell, the Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police spokeswoman, says the vessel involved was actually a 16-foot fiberglass v-bottom boat. The man who died had a prior medical history. The other man is expected to be ok. The boat likely capsized because of weather, water conditions and wake…
Read MoreMissing Couple Fallen from Kayak Leads Rescuers on Wild Goose Chase
It took more than 30 minutes for multiple agencies to locate a couple who fell from a kayak in the Rehoboth Bay just before 11:30 a.m. today during a blustery rain storm. The couple had gone into the bay at Towers Road. They called for help soon after they fell from the kayak. Rescuers had…
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