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The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service is holding a press conference to renew efforts in raising public awareness of the dangers of the Potomac River Gorge between Great Falls and Key Bridge. Representatives from federal, state, county, and local agencies that comprise the Potomac River Safety Task Force will discuss an increase in hiking incidents along the C&O Canal trails and a first-person account of a near-tragedy involving two people canoeing near Great Falls that will be told by the wife of one of the men involved. Reporters will be provided an opportunity to see the river hazards and Billy Goat Trail with rescue boats.

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Potomac River 52012

The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service is holding a press conference to renew efforts in raising public awareness of the dangers of the Potomac River Gorge between Great Falls and Key Bridge. Representatives from federal, state, county, and local agencies that comprise the Potomac River Safety Task Force will discuss an increase in hiking incidents along the C&O Canal trails and a first-person account of a near-tragedy involving two people canoeing near Great Falls that will be told by the wife of one of the men involved. Reporters will be provided an opportunity to see the river hazards and Billy Goat Trail with rescue boats.

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Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service

An Internationally Accredited Public Safety Agency

NEWS ADVISORY
Richard Bowers, Fire Chief Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, 12th Floor, Rockville, Maryland Assistant Chief Scott Graham, Public Information Officer Phone: 240-876-1260 Media line 240-777-2442 - @MCFirePIO IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2012

Press Conference: Potomac River Safety


Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:00 a.m. Great Falls Park, Overlook #3 9200 Old Dominion Drive, Great Falls/McLean, Virginia
Great Falls - - - In an effort to focus attention on the dangers of the Potomac River Gorge, officials from federal, state, county and local agencies and private organizations will join forces to renew their efforts at focusing public attention on the serious and deadly dangers of the 14-mile stretch of the Potomac River from Great Falls to the Key Bridge. Representatives from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, the National Park Service (NPS), the United States Park Police (USPP), Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Harbor Patrol, which comprise the Potomac River Safety Task Force, are calling for a renewed effort to raise the visiting publics awareness of the inherent dangers in the Potomac River Gorge and to address the increase in hiking incidents along the trails of the C&O Canal. Featured at the press event will be a first-person account of a near tragic situation just south of Great Falls told by a wife whose husband and teenage neighbor nearly lost their lives while canoeing just south of Great Falls in May 2011. This first-person account will tell the story of how this potential tragedy was averted and what visitors to the area need to know. Reporters and news photographers will be provided a photo opportunity with Montgomery and Fairfax County Fire & Rescue swift water rescue boats providing access onto the river to show the hazards of the Potomac River Gorge and of the Billy Goat Trail, part of the C&O Canal National Historical Park.
Directions: Take I-495/Beltway Exit #44 to Virginia Route 193 Westbound (Georgetown Pike) approximately 4.5 miles west of the Beltway and turn right at the intersection of Georgetown Pike and Old Dominion Drive. Follow Old Dominion Drive into Great Falls Park. There is free parking in the parking lot. News organizations will need to walk approximately one-half mile from the parking lot to Overlook #3. NOTE: News photographers and reporters are strongly advised to wear appropriate footwear, rain gear and clothing for wet and muddy conditions. # # #

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