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BALTIMORE, Md. (05/28/2008) - Hurricane season doesn’t officially
start until June 1, but the Maryland National Guard and the Baltimore
County Fire Department aren’t waiting until then to get acquainted.
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MD - A 17-year-old boy nearly drowned in the Potomac River Sunday, according
to Capt. Oscar Garcia, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and
Rescue Service.
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BCLocalNews - Victoria,BC,Canada - Police have located and identified a man who died more than a week ago while rafting the Cowichan River.
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CLE ELUM, Wash. -- Two people were killed and several others had to be
rescued in separate incidents over the holiday weekend that kept
Kittitas County Sheriff's deputies very busy.
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Great Falls, MT. - A Homeland Security helicopter crashed without any injuries during a
rescue operation on the Dearborn River on Sunday night, according to
Cascade County Sheriff David Castle, whose deputies were assisting
Lewis and Clark County in the operation.
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Great Falls, MT. - Cascade County Search and Rescue officials were called to Dearborn at
about 8 p.m. to help with a swift-water river rescue, presumably on the
Dearborn River.
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Green River, WA. - Searchers have found the body of an
experienced kayaker who was pulled under the water of the swift-flowing
Green River last weekend and had been missing ever since.
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Nisqually Valley, WA. - After being trapped on the Nisqually River for more than five hours
Saturday, six teens were rescued by the combined effort of five
separate agencies.
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Mumbai,
May 12: A swift water rescue training programme was imparted to fire
brigade personnel on Monday in Mumbai by special instructors from
Canada.
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GREAT FALLS, Md. - It was supposed to be a press event to promote river
safety on the Potomac, but it turned into a real-life river rescue
Thursday.
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Groups to receive Lions Club Humanitarian Award
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