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DC police: Man dies after Potomac River rescue

A man is dead after being rescued in the Potomac River Thursday night. D.C. Fire and EMS responded to the scene around 8:30 p.m. near the area of the Key Bridge. Rescue boats found the man in the water and took him to the D.C. side of the river.

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Paramedics quickly tended to the man once he was rescued but he died at the scene, D.C. police said. After an additional search, a D.C. Fire spokesperson said there were no other victims in the water. Below is a map of where the rescue occurred. [google_map latitude=”38.90247943461153″ longitude=”-77.06954971138187″ zoom=”15″ height=”300px” location_label=”” dynamic_map=”false”]

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