Water Rescue Performed This Morning on Beach Drive and Connecticut Avenue

Water Rescue Performed This Morning on Beach Drive and Connecticut Avenue

Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer tweeted that MCFRS performed a water rescue on Beach Drive and Connecticut Avenue this morning around 6:30am.

The vehicle was stranded in high water. One person was removed and there were no injuries.

Rock Creek has overflowed at Beach Drive near Cedar Lane. Park Police is in the process of closing Beach Drive.

REMINDER from MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer:

if you come across water like this, turn around.

Beach Drive near Cedar Lane, Rock Creek has overflowed its banks NOTE Park PD in process of CLOSING Beach Drive, earlier water rescue near Connecticut Avenue not far from here REMINDER if you come across water like this turn around don’t drowned pic.twitter.com/VhA9GIdQO3

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) September 23, 2021