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After those deaths, PennLive sought to find out how many people had been lost at the dam. Turns out: No one tracked it. Not the city of Harrisburg, which owns the dam. Nor the Fish and Boat ...
The three had walked down the west shore bank and climbed on top of the dam in Harrisburg, where they cast their lines into the oxygen-rich and fish-infested waters below. About a half-inch of ...
Even without the dam, the Susquehanna River is uniquely dangerous because of its width, Enterline said. The Conodoguinet Creek, for example, is 30 to 50 feet wide, whereas the Susquehanna River is ...
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday against the City of Harrisburg seeks to hold officials accountable for what plaintiffs describe as inadequate safety measures at the Dock Street Dam, where more ...
Two kayakers are considered "lucky to be alive" after they went over the Dock Street Dam in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Sunday, April 20, 2025. A WGAL8 news report shared that the pair were thrown ...
which requires owners of low-head dams to mark the area above and below the dam, and on adjacent bank with signs and buoys. News 8 reached out to the city of Harrisburg, who referred us to the ...
HARRISBURG – In the wake of recent drownings at a dam on the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission member G. Warren Elliott has called for a closer look at public safety ...
IT’S NO LONGER SERVING ANY USEFUL PURPOSE. THE CITY OF HARRISBURG DISAGREES. WE’RE NOT IN FAVOR OF REMOVING THE DOCK STREET DAM. HARRISBURG CITY SPOKESPERSON MATT MIZELL SAYS THE CITY IS AWARE ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Two kayakers are lucky to be alive after going over the Dock Street Dam. A nearby fishing boat picked them up, and Harrisburg Fire Chief Brian Enterline says wearing ...
Brook when their vessel experienced a mechanical issue and went over the dam. Rothell, who was wearing a life jacket, was rescued by members of the Harrisburg Fire Department, though he was injured.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Two kayakers are safe after authorities say they went over the Dock Street Dam Sunday afternoon. abc27 News had a photographer at the scene on the Susquehanna River.
Craig Stoudt was fishing in his boat with his two sons Sunday afternoon when he saw two kayaks headed straight for the deadly Dock Street Dam in Harrisburg. He thought they were trying to maneuver ...