Man Rescued After Boat Capsizes

Man was pulled out of the Potomac River near Quantico

An unidentified man was pulled out of the Potomac River near Quantico Saturday after the fishing boat he was aboard capsized Saturday morning.

The Coast Guard received a call from a member of Prince William County's emergency dispatch reporting a man in the river at 9:45 a.m.  A 25-foot rescue boat was launched by the Coast Guard, while Charles County Fire and Rescue launched a rescue boatcrew of their own.

The Charles County crew reached the man first and delivered him to emergency personnel waiting onshore. His medical condition is unknown at this time.

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