Crime & Safety
Local Man's Wheelchair Lost In Turbulent Schuylkill
A family is reaching out to the public for help after a young paraplegic man lost his wheelchair while rowing in the Schuylkill River.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — A family is reaching out to the public for help after a young paraplegic man lost his wheelchair while rowing in the Schuylkill River.
The West Conshohocken Police Department shared a message from Barbara Ganther, who said that her son Frank was on the river on Saturday in a canoe when it tipped.
The swift current, swelled by recent rains, swept away the wheelchair down toward the Manayunk area.
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Police are asking for help in locating the chair, in the possibility that it's washed ashore. It is a black Tylite model, with a serial number on the frame.
Anyone downstream of the Conshohocken area, from Lower Merion into Manayunk and Philadelphia, should keep an eye out for the chair.
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If you have any information, contact West Conshohocken police at (610) 940-5842.
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