A man is in critical condition after divers pulled him from the Potomac River beneath the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Washington, D.C. Sunday evening. DC Fire and EMS said he was seriously hurt during the water rescue, which unfolded in the 3300 block of Water Street NW in Georgetown.
According to DC News Now, the man was rescued from the water beneath the bridge and taken to the hospital in critical condition. The outlet reported that the incident remains under investigation, with no further details released about what led up to the rescue.
Man Taken to Hospital in Critical Condition
A separate DC News Now report described the rescue. At 6:13 p.m. Sunday, first responders posted about the rescue, according to the station's account. DC Fire and EMS said rescuers had found the person and were bringing them back to shore, the report notes.
The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, per the same account.
Other Potomac Rescues Near the Same Stretch
The stretch of river near the Key Bridge has seen other emergency responses in recent reporting. 7News (WJLA) reported on a case in which a man died after being pulled from the Potomac not far from the Key Bridge, following witness reports of a person entering the water and failing to resurface, which prompted a search by D.C. Fire and the D.C. Police Harbor Unit.
In another case reported by DC News Now, a teenage girl died after crews pulled her from the Potomac near Georgetown Waterfront Park. Responders in that incident found the girl unconscious and not breathing in the water near the same 3300 block of Water Street NW, rescued her and rushed her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the station reported. It is not established whether these earlier incidents are connected to Sunday night's rescue.
No additional details have been released about the man pulled from the water Sunday, including his identity or what led him into the river. DC Fire and EMS has not announced any further updates, and the investigation remains active.
