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River Rescue crews called to scene of sinking boat on Allegheny River

July 8, 2023 / 7:56 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Just after 5 on Friday evening, Pittsburgh Police and EMS river rescue officers were called to the North Shore to assist with a sinking boat that was leaking fuel.

Hazmat teams were also called to the scene due to the leaking fuel and they deployed a boom to help contain the fuel spill.

No injuries were reported and a towing company is currently working to recover the sunken boat.

Pittsburgh Police

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.