1 fatality after kayak overturns in Halifax
Photo by Will CushmanAbington, Hanson, Marshfield, Duxbury Fire Departments, and Massachusetts Department of Fire Services on Holmes St.
Photo by Will CushmanMassachusetts Department of Fire Services rehab unit on Holmes St.
Photo by Will CushmanDuxbury Fire Boat searching lake area.
Photo by Will CushmanHanson Fire Boat & Enviromental Police searching lake area.
Photo by Will CushmanDuxbury assisting with guiding rescue diver.
Photo by Will CushmanMultiple apparatus on Holmes St.
Photo by Will CushmanMultiple towns on White Island Rd assisting with search and rescue.
Photo by Will CushmanEnviromental Police assisting with search and rescue.
Halifax, Ma - At Approximately 10:59 AM Regional Old Colony Communications Center received multiple calls for a kayak that overturned in the area of 56 Holmes St. with 4-6 people in the water. Multiple people were quickly rescued, but 1 person was reported to have gone under the water and never resurfaced. Halifax Fire launched a boat and the Plymouth County Dive Team was activated. Mutual Aid was called in to assist from multiple towns. The patient was located and transported to BI Plymouth where he was pronounced dead.
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