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Here's why firefighters are jumping into the ice in Fenway this week
Boston firefighters caught the attention of a lot of people walking in Fenway Tuesday by jumping into freezing cold water. They were in special yellow suits practicing cold water rescues in the Muddy River, which runs into the Charles, while the water temperature was about 32 degrees. Around 150 Boston firefighters train every year, just in case a person or…
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Body of man recovered from river in Newbury
A man’s body was recovered from a fast-moving river in Newbury, Massachusetts, on Friday, police say.
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Large emergency response after man reported stuck in fast-moving Newbury river
Police and firefighters were still at the scene hours after responding to a report that a man was in the water at Parker River.
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Body of man recovered from river in Newbury, police say
The body of a man who apparently drowned in a fast-moving river in Newbury, Massachusetts, has been recovered, police said Friday. Police and fire crews responded to Parker River shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a report that a man was in the water, which has a rapid-moving current. A bystander tried to go into the river to reach him,…
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Sailors rescued from icy waters off Plymouth coast
Three people were rescued after their sailboat ran aground Wednesday morning.
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RAW VIDEO: Sailors rescued from boat aground off Plymouth, Mass.
Rescuers in wetsuits helped three people aboard a sailboat come to shore on a cold Wednesday morning in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Bystanders, firefighters rescue 3 from sailboat stuck off Plymouth
With the help of helpful local residents, three people were pulled from a sailboat in distress close to the shore in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, firefighters said. Video from the scene shows the sailors jumping into the choppy surf, where people bundled in cold weather gear were waiting in the water to shuttle them to the beach. It was a…
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Rescuers speak after saving kayakers stranded in Boston Harbor
Two kayakers were rescued last week in Boston Harbor, and first responders spoke Tuesday about what took place. The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. Friday. Members of the Boston Police Harbor Unit were escorting a ship out of the harbor when they received a distress call. The crews learned that two men in kayaks were in need of help at…
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Kayakers rescued from Boston Harbor
Two kayakers were rescued after a search Friday.
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Newburyport harbormaster recalls rescue of 2 people whose boat capsized
With rough seas expected, and conditions ripe for trouble, Newburyport Harbormaster Paul Hogg knew it was time to be proactive. So on Sunday, he had two crews positioned near where the Merrimack River and the Atlantic Ocean collide, knowing the outgoing tide, easterly winds, and waves peaking over 8 feet could cause trouble. It didn’t take long for all that…
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Crews rescue boaters off coast of Newburyport
Two people were rescued after their boat capsized Sunday.
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Man who fell from oil tanker off Boston coast has died, DA says
The man pulled from the Atlantic Ocean off Boston after falling from an oil tanker early Tuesday morning has died, prosecutors confirmed Wednesday. Local fishermen searching for the man who fell from the MTM Dublin happened upon him in the water and raced him to shore, where he was seen being taken from their boat by Boston EMS, the crew…
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Man falls from oil tanker off Boston coast
A man was hospitalized after falling overboard about 30 miles from shore.
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Man falls off oil tanker about 30 miles off Boston coast
The America’s crew says they searched in pitch black conditions for a while before they found the man who’d fallen overboard purely by chance, when their flashlights came upon his reddish-orange life vest, about a mile from where the Dublin was anchored.
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Fishermen say they found man who fell from oil tanker in ocean off Boston coast
Local fishermen pulled a man from the ocean far off the coast of Boston early Tuesday morning after he fell from an oil tanker, the crew told NBC10 Boston. The vessel raced back to shore to get the man to a hospital, according to the crew. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed it was called about a person fell off...
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Sailors rescued after boat destroyed by multiple shark attacks
Three sailors were rescued off the coast of Australia after their 30-foot catamaran was severely damaged from multiple shark attacks.
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Mass. man drowns trying to rescue wife, step-son from fast-moving NH river
A 37-year-old Massachusetts man died while trying to rescue his wife and step-son from a fast-moving river in New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon.
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Six kids, sailing instructor rescued off the coast of Boston
Six children and their sailing instructor were rescued after their boat ran into trouble off the coast of Boston Friday, according to Massachusetts Environmental Police. Police said the crew patrolling in Thomas Paine received a report of a sailboat in distress near Graves Light Friday. They found the boat disabled and drifting off to the east, so they quickly got…
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3 rescued from boat lodged on NH dam amid fast-flowing water
A pontoon boat on a fast-flowing river was swept onto a New Hampshire dam Wednesday and all three people on board had to be rescued, officials said. Video of the rescue shows crews helping a boater off the boat and up onto a ladder just feet from the lip of Mascoma Dam in Lebanon, with white water raging just downriver….
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Missing Man Found Safe After Search of Icy Pond in Arlington, Mass.
A missing man who was the subject of a search at Spy Pond in Arlington, Massachusetts, has been found, local police said. Police and firefighters had been seen at Arlington’s Spy Pond on Monday morning. Arlington police and fire were investigating after someone left their personal belongings — including phone, wallet and keys — in their car and a hat…