From the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company: A 911 call came in to the Harford County Emergency Operations Center on Friday, February 10, 2017, at 6:11 PM reporting a non-breathing, 16-year old female swimmer at Edgewood Middle School, 2415 Willoughby Beach Road in Edgewood. Call information indicated that this was a result of a drowning. The […]
Body Found in Elk River Identified as Missing Havre de Grace Woman
From the Havre de Grace Police Department: Katherine Mace Missing Person Update On Monday April 6, 2015 at 11:20am, the Havre de Grace Police Department received information from the Maryland Natural Resources Police (MDNRP) that a body had been found floating in the Elk River. Officers from the MDNRP requested a response from the Havre […]
OSHA Alleges “Serious Safety Violations” in Aberdeen Proving Ground Super Pond Death
From the Occupational Health and Safety Administration: ABERDEEN, Md. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued notices to the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Test Center regarding alleged violations of commercial diving safety standards at its facility in Aberdeen. OSHA’s investigation was initiated in January following the fatality of a civilian […]
Commander of Navy Unit Involved in APG SuperPond Deaths Relieved of Duty
From the U.S. Navy, Explosive Ordinance Disposal Group 2: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Commander, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2, Capt. Timothy Rudderow, relieved Cmdr. Michael Runkle of his duties May 8 as commanding officer, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Virginia Beach, Va. Runkle was relieved due to a loss of confidence in […]
Aberdeen Test Center Diver Dies in Maintenance Accident at Super Pond Site
From the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command: An engineering technician (diver) died here Jan. 30 while completing routine underwater test infrastructure maintenance at the Underwater Test Facility, also known as the Super Pond. George H. Lazzaro, Jr., 41, of Nottingham, Md., worked in the Firepower Directorate, Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation […]
Man Pronounced Dead Following Rescue from Icy Waters off Havre de Grace Saturday
A man drowned in the Susquehanna River in Havre de Grace Saturday afternoon after police said he accidentally fell into the frigid waters. John Thomas Duncan, 58, of no fixed address died after a friend and a nearby witness pulled him from the water off the 600 block of Water Street, according to Havre de […]
Body of Missing Boater, 35-Yr-Old Edgewood Man, Recovered in Bush River
From the Department of Natural Resources: Maryland Natural Resource Police (NRP) Officers recovered the body of Kamhou Zairavong, 35, of Edgewood. Zairavong was boating on the Bush River with a friend on the evening of July 15 when he was whisked away by a current while swimming. NRP units discovered the victim’s body today at […]
Search for Missing Boater Continues on Bush River
From the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association: At approximately 8:21 p.m. Sunday July 15, a call was received by Harford County 911 reporting two subjects in the water adjacent to Park Beach Drive in the Perryman area. First arriving units from the Aberdeen (Volunteer) Fire Department determined that one of the subjects had […]
