Thank to Dave Statter www.Statter911.com for sharing this story with us:
Heavy rains on ground already saturated by Hurricane Irene kept firefighters busy in and around Baltimore County. There have been multiple water rescue calls in the western part of the county including an operation where six firefighters had a bit of a close call after their boat capsized. Five were able to make it to safety fairly quickly but the sixth was left clinging to a tree. There are some early details about the rescue below and more recent information in the video above from WMAR-TV.
Baltimore County fire crews safely rescued six firefighters from the Patapsco River along the Baltimore County/Howard County line.
The firefighters — four from the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Company Swiftwater Rescue Team and two career firefighters from the Texas Station Swiftwater Rescue Team — were involved in those operations.
One firefighter was stranded in a tree surrounded by moving water. Rescue swimmers safely brought him to shore.
Fire officials are still gathering information about what happened to the boat and how the firefighters ended up in the water.
A firefighter was rescued from swift water in the Catonsville area after he became trapped during a rescue operation. Elise Armacost, with the Baltimore County Fire Department, told ABC2 News that one firefighter was pulled to safety after clinging to a tree.
Five other firefighters were able to swim to safety after the went into the water.
