ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WJLA) — Crews are still searching for a 16-year-old boy who disappeared while fishing along the Potomac River near Mount Vernon.
A Fairfax Fire and Rescue representative says the teen was fishing with a group of people Wednesday evening where Little Hunting Creek meets the river when they believe he went into the water.
The teen was last seen around 8 p.m. near the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Stratford Lane. Crews with Fairfax County fire and police departments and the U.S. Coast Guard searched through the night for the teen.
The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting with the search which has now become a “recovery” mission. — Crews are still searching for a 16-year-old boy who disappeared while fishing along the Potomac River near Mount Vernon.
A Fairfax Fire and Rescue representative says the teen was fishing with a group of people Wednesday evening where Little Hunting Creek meets the river when they believe he went into the water.
The teen was last seen around 8 p.m. near the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Stratford Lane. Crews with Fairfax County fire and police departments and the U.S. Coast Guard searched through the night for the teen.
The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting with the search which has now become a “recovery” mission.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing teenage male Wednesday who was swimming in the Potomac River near Mount Vernon, VA.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore received a call on VHF marine radio channel 16 at approximately 8:30 p.m. from a Fairfax County Fire department boat crewmember stating they lost sight of the teenager as they were responding to call of the swimmer having trouble.
A crew aboard a 29-foot Response Boat – Small from Coast Guard Station Washington launched at 8:35 p.m. to assist with the search.
A Fairfax County Police helicopter crew also launched to assist.