Chestertown VFC Helps Execute Coastal Water Rescue

The Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company reported a successful “coastal water rescue” Sunday evening in the Chesapeake Bay near Swan Point. Fire officials said four people aboard a 25-foot vessel were swimming and jumping from a large structure later identified as a navigation aid marking the shipping channel. While three men were in the water, a woman remained in the unanchored and untied boat, which drifted away in the darkness. Queen Anne’s Fire Boat 1 located the drifting vessel. The woman then provided information that helped Trooper 1, the Maryland State Police helicopter, locate the three men in the water. They were rescued by Queen Anne’s Fire Boat 2.