Police officers rescue a boater that was stranded in a river in North Carolina

Image of a Bertie County Sheriff's Office rescue boat

By George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (100945)

Lake Charles, Louisiana

October 1, 2024 2:34pm CST

Police officers from the Bertie County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) answered an emergency call from a boater that needed to be helped when the boat was stranded in the Chowan River on Tuesday. The police officers were able to rescue the boater by bringing the boat as well as the boater back to the shore safely around the afternoon on Tuesday. The BCSO officers were doing their work to save lives and serve their community to the best of their ability. Link is msn.com/en-us/news/us/...

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@rakski (117139)

• Philippines

1 Oct

Great save!

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@Deepizzaguy (100945)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

2 Oct

I am in agreement with you.

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@rakski (117139)

• Philippines

2 Oct

@Deepizzaguy thank you

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@Deepizzaguy (100945)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

2 Oct

@rakski You are welcome.

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@Marilynda1225 (82266)

• United States

2 Oct

That man is lucky considering all the flooding in NC

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@Deepizzaguy (100945)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

2 Oct

That is true.

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@jstory07 (138637)

• Roseburg, Oregon

2 Oct

I am glad the boater was rescued.

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@Deepizzaguy (100945)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

2 Oct

So am I.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60278)

• Centralia, Washington

1 Oct

That entire area sounds terribly sad.

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@Deepizzaguy (100945)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

1 Oct

I am in agreement with you.

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@JudyEv (336913)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Oct

Another good news story. Thanks for these.

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@Deepizzaguy (100945)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

2 Oct

My pleasure to share these stories here.

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@LindaOHio (173859)

• United States

2 Oct

I'm glad the BCSO rescued the boater.

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@Deepizzaguy (100945)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

2 Oct

So am I.

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@innertalks (21775)

• Australia

2 Oct

I wonder how the boat got stranded, maybe he run out of fuel, but it was good both the boat and the boater were saved.