JMVFC Joppa Diving Accident 20230813
Police/Fire

Man suffers spinal injury in Joppa diving accident

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

JOPPA, MD—A 21-year-old man was injured in a diving accident in Joppa on Sunday evening. At just after 5 p.m. on August 13, emergency personnel responded to Mariner Point Park to meet a boater in distress. The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reports that the man sustained spinal trauma in a diving accident and was flown to UMMS Shock Trauma Center …

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Boat capsizes in Gunpowder River

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Authorities now report that what they spotted was likely marine trash. They do not believe that a boat capsized. Original story below… —— Fire boats were on the scene Saturday afternoon after a boat reportedly capsized in the Gunpowder River. Crews from the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and the Abingdon Fire Company responded to the Mariner Point Ramp in …

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