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Just In: Pontoon Boat Overturns In Rehoboth Bay, Reports Of Fatalities Unconfirmed.

May 19, 2019 · By First State Update News Room

Angola – Just after 3:30 this afternoon, rescue crews from the Rehoboth Beach, Indian River, and Bethany Beach Fire Companies along with  Sussex County Medics and DSP Trooper 2 responded to  Rehoboth Bay for a water rescue.

Reports from the scene indicate that a pontoon boat overturned and two people were seriously injured or killed.

Officials with the Indian River Fire Company released a short statement on their Facebook Page “IRVFC along with several other agencies are currently assisting Rehoboth Beach Vol Fire Co with a water rescue in the Rehoboth Bay. Units found a vessel had overturned in the water.

 

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