The University Never said it was unsafe. A few Mary Washington studentings said they did not get proper safety instructions, they were never told they would be going through rapids when they signed up to go on a canoe overnight camping trip. I tried to be calm and figure out what to do. A lot happening at once. Reporter sophomore and frnd told me they were at the place where it met the river. Four canoes being guided by a person in a kayak. Then they got separated. Knee high to waist high. We were ahead of everyone and made it through these rapids, but it was very difficult to maneuver and we knew people behind us were having trouble earlier in the easier parts of the river, so we were worried. River, except for their guide and they hadnt seen limb. Him. They called 911. The whole rescue operation took four hours. In person tonight they tell us we have been wet for eight hours and at one point my legs are turning purple. I was freezing. I just want to thank the Stafford County fire res
The charge to get the two men reinstated. Reinstated. A Stafford County emt set up amu Facebook Page to support those firefighters and she wants to t remain anonymous for fear ofr getting in trouble at work. Awo. The fact that these guys g arguysare some heros and theyre suspended bothers me. We have a link to that t Facebook Page and staffordand sf county phone number. Ount visit our web site fox5d. C. Com. X5c. Meantime this story ishis ss getting a lot of reaction onctio our Facebook Page. Our if you havent already pleasedye share your thoughts with us onh there. There. Well share some of themshare se coming up at 5 30. Metro officials want to wantt earn your trust again. Rnr the first step theyre takingept is an Improvement Plan to getn o things on the right track. Rack plan was announced by metros mt new general manager Paul Wiedefeld. D. Fox5s Melanie Alnwick joinsln i us live with details on thishi story. Good morning, mel. L. Whats t reporter hey, good tr h morning, wisdom. Yea
Ourselves it is still winter. Im always saying when we get these situations and weve been spoiled with sunshine, hashtag sees nald reality. So thats exactly what it is. We are definitely still in winter and we are going to get a brief appearance of some winter precip once we head into tonight. So lets take a look at whats going on. Cause and effect weve got a clipper system and that clipper system is going to cross our area tonight and with it we are looking at a very light dusting or even a wintry mix with a mixture of rain and snow. But it looks like its not going to happen until the overnight hours and linger a little bit until the Early Morning. You can see that that low pressure system is right here to the north and weve got the frontal system to the south of it and you can see the line of rain ahead of it and where the colder air is just here to the south of that system, thats where theyre seeing a little bit of that snowfall right now. But were going to watch this very closely.
I exited the fire truck, the gentleman handed me his child. At that point she was completely limp and flaccid. I turned around and looked at my driver and without any hesitation i said were going to the hospital. Reporter the little girl is okay and they believe it was thanks to the firefighters quick action. The childs father released this statement that says in part, my wife and i feel terrible for the fallout that has happened to these two gentlemen. They simply had the best interest for our daughters care in mind. We are extremely thankful they made the decisions they did and that our daughter is back home with us doing well. The actions of these men represent a dedication to their mission and a deep concern of doing what is best for the people they are serving. In our eyes they are heros. When the child, whether he we find her she was completely blue from the chest line up. So basically that just means she doesnt have oxygen to the upper part of her body. Firefighters felt they co
At the white house easter egg roll. Developing right now, major issues on the rails. A train struck someone on the tracks near newt carrollton station. Derrick ward is live to tell us what happened and the big effect its having on travel. Derrick . Reporter first off, this will disrupt service on the penn line. That service has been disrupted. If youre familiar with the area just outside the beltway, route 450 splits off, part of it becomes atlanta severn road. You can see that is an amtrak train moving through that spot, but this was a scene of something definitely tragic earlier this afternoon. It was about 8 00 a. M. When someone was hit by a penn line train on these tracks. We dont have an identity of that person, but we do know that train has since dd. We have people here from amtrak, people here from Prince Georges County and the Maryland Transit Agency as well. We have seen some trains come through here at very low, deliberate speeds. I dont know what that means for penn service