A late-night accident at James Creek Marina in Southwest Washington turned fatal Friday after a 50-year-old man was pulled from the water and later died, authorities said. The man, identified by police as Ricardo Munn of Bowie, Maryland, apparently fell overboard while helping secure a boat to a floating dock on the 200 block of V Street SW. MPD Harbor Patrol and D.C. Fire & EMS crews recovered him from the water and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
According to AOL, investigators say the fall happened while Munn was tying a boat to a floating dock, and that crews pulled him from the water near C Dock. Paramedics took him to a nearby hospital in critical condition before he was later pronounced dead.
Where it happened
James Creek Marina sits on the Buzzard Point peninsula at the mouth of a tidal inlet off the Anacostia River, near V Street SW and recent waterfront development, according to the District Office of Planning. The marina’s docks and parking lots serve private boaters and river visitors and connect directly to the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail.
Rescue and investigation
MPD’s Harbor Patrol and D.C. Fire & EMS crews responded to the scene and pulled Munn from the water. Police say investigators have not yet determined what caused the fall, per FOX 5 DC. Authorities are asking anyone who may have been near C Dock Friday night and saw or heard anything unusual to contact the Metropolitan Police Department as the investigation continues.
Nearby incidents and safety concerns
The deadly incident adds to a recent run of water emergencies on the Anacostia, including an April case involving a child who later died, which Hoodline covered as boy dies after river rescue. City agencies and environmental advocates continue work on water-quality monitoring and waterfront resiliency in the area. Planning and monitoring materials for the Anacostia and nearby marinas are available from the District Department of Energy and Environment.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact MPD's Harbor Patrol or the department's non-emergency line, police said. For the initial local coverage of the rescue, see AOL, which republished the reporting.
