HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Two adults and two children were rescued Thursday night after a boat accident on the James River.
Just before 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, units from both Chesterfield and Henrico counties — including Chesterfield Fire and EMS, the Chesterfield Police Department and the Henrico County Division of Fire — were dispatched to a boat accident on the James River, near Falling Creek.
When Chesterfield firefighters arrived, they found a boat had run aground on the Henrico side of the James. As they were on the other side of the river, Chesterfield firefighters used a drone to contact those on the boat and ask if any of them were hurt.
Drone footage of June 20 boat accident on the James River. (Photo: Chesterfield Fire & EMS)Drone footage of June 20 boat accident on the James River. (Photo: Chesterfield Fire & EMS)Drone footage of June 20 boat accident on the James River. (Photo: Chesterfield Fire & EMS)
None of the four occupants, two adults and two children, reported any injuries.
According to fire officials, Henrico Fire units were the first to arrive with a boat, shortly before Chesterfield’s own. They helped all four people off of the boat and brought them to safety.
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A spokesperson for Chesterfield Fire & EMS told 8News that the cause of the accident is not yet clear.
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Two adults and two children were rescued Thursday night after a boat accident on the James River.
Just before 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, units from both Chesterfield and Henrico counties — including Chesterfield Fire and EMS, the Chesterfield Police Department and the Henrico County Division of Fire — were dispatched to a boat accident on the James River, near Falling Creek.
When Chesterfield firefighters arrived, they found a boat had run aground on the Henrico side of the James. As they were on the other side of the river, Chesterfield firefighters used a drone to contact those on the boat and ask if any of them were hurt.
Drone footage of June 20 boat accident on the James River. (Photo: Chesterfield Fire & EMS)
Drone footage of June 20 boat accident on the James River. (Photo: Chesterfield Fire & EMS)
Drone footage of June 20 boat accident on the James River. (Photo: Chesterfield Fire & EMS)
None of the four occupants, two adults and two children, reported any injuries.
According to fire officials, Henrico Fire units were the first to arrive with a boat, shortly before Chesterfield’s own. They helped all four people off of the boat and brought them to safety.
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A spokesperson for Chesterfield Fire & EMS told 8News that the cause of the accident is not yet clear.