DANVILLE, Va. (AP) - One person is dead and another person is injured after a canoe overturned on the Dan River, police said.
Danville Police Department Capt. Jerry Pace said the accident occurred on Sunday behind the Danville Family YMCA, The Register & Bee reported Monday.
Authorities said one person was able to get out of the water below King Memorial Bridge and was treated by the Danville Life Saving Crew before they were taken to a local hospital.
The life saving crew located and recovered the body of the second person via rescue boat. The two people haven’t been identified and a cause of the accident hasn’t been released.
The department of wildlife resources is investigating with help from the police department, Pace said.
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