Crime & Safety

No Injuries In Water Incident In Monkton: Officials

Firefighters were called to a water rescue in Baltimore County where no injuries were reported.

Someone in distress in the water called the Baltimore County Fire Department to Monkton Saturday, July 13.
Someone in distress in the water called the Baltimore County Fire Department to Monkton Saturday, July 13. (Patch graphic)

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Firefighters in Baltimore County arrived to a call for a reported water rescue, officials said, and within minutes everybody was out of the water. The person who called in the emergency had gotten separated from a group and notified authorities at 6:38 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, the Baltimore County Fire Department reported.

According to the caller, several people were stuck in the water in the 1900 block of Monkton Road.

By 6:52 p.m., firefighters reported everyone was out of the water, and all persons were accounted for, at which point crews were clearing the scene.

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