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3 people unaccounted for after small vessel collides with towboat on Monongahela River
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- A towboat and a private 24-foot vessel collided Sunday night on the Monongahela River near Rices Landing, Pennsylvania, resulting in the smaller boat capsizing.
- Three people from the private boat—two men and one woman—remain missing, while two others were rescued and flown to hospitals in critical condition.
- Rescue efforts faced challenges due to darkness and river conditions, with crews recovering the capsized boat Monday morning and shifting to recovery operations.
- Multiple agencies, including Greene and Fayette counties, U.S. Coast Guard, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and Maryland State Police, are involved in the ongoing search using divers, sonar, and aerial support.
- Officials describe the collision as a rare incident and continue exhaustive search efforts despite difficulties in locating the missing individuals.
