No injuries reported after vessel hits rock, capsizes in Delaware River
LAMBERTVILLE, NJ (Hunterdon County) – No injuries were reported after a vessel struck a rock and capsized in the Delaware River in Hunterdon County, according to a post on the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue Squad’s Facebook page.
On Sunday afternoon, members of the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue Squad were on the Delaware River in the area of the Lambertville Wing Dam conducting training when the crew witnessed a vessel strike a rock and capsize in the rapids, authorities said.
Marine 175 immediately notified Hunterdon County 911 Dispatch of the situation, responded to the area, and rescued two individuals from the water. No injuries were reported, the post said.
The rescue squad and the West Amwell Fire Company assisted in the removal of the vessel from the water, authorities said.
The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear.