Good Samaritans Rescue 8 from Burning Boat

Annapolis, MD —Good Samaritans pulled eight people from a burning 28-foot boat on an area river Sunday afternoon, authorities say.

All eight boaters are accounted for and no injuries were reported, said the Maryland Natural Resources Police on Twitter.

The mishap took place a half-mile upstream from the mouth of the Magothy River, state officials said.

Both Anne Arundel County Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard personnel responded to the emergency.

»Photo of burning boat courtesy of Maryland Natural Resources Police