2 Rescued From Overturned Car In Chesapeake & Ohio Canal: MCFRS

POTOMAC, MD — Two people were rescued from a car that overturned in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Wednesday morning.

The incident happened around 7 a.m. near Great Falls Tavern in Potomac, according to Pete Piringer, spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Both victims were taken to hospital, one of which was a trauma patient.

It is unclear how the car ended up in the water.

Update - @COcanalNPS near Great Falls Tavern, overturned vehicle in canal, 2 occupants extricated, EMS transporting 2 adults, incl 1 trauma patient pic.twitter.com/gVfiTEVQ2d
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 15, 2019