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Roof Collapses At DMV Row Home Under Renovation, Car Crushed: Officials (
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A construction site in Northeast DC turned into a debris field after a dramatic collapse sent part of a roof crashing to the ground — flattening a nearby car and drawing a full search-and-rescue response, officials confirmed. The collapse happened around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, at a building under renovation near 19th and H Street NE, according to DC Fire and EMS. DC Fire and Rescue Photos from the scene show heavy structural failure at the upper level of the brick row home, with massive wooden trusses and roof panels completely detached from the frame. A nearby white BMW sed…
Police & Fire
College Student Found Dead In Virginia Pond Weeks After Coming Home For Summer: Police
New details released Thursday confirm that the body pulled from a pond in Virginia earlier this week was 19-year-old Kyle Coleman, the missing Morehouse College student who vanished after a crash near Tysons. Coleman, of Gainesville, was reported missing after crashing on Galleria Drive around 11:15 p.m. Friday, June 6, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Police said they were called to the area after a 911 activation from an iPhone and found Coleman’s unoccupied 2019 blue Toyota Yaris in the trees off the road near Tysons Boulevard. Investigators say the car had crossed int…
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Morehouse Student Found Dead In Virginia After Crash Near Mall: 'He Was A Bright Young Man'
A body has been recovered in Tysons near the site of a crash that sparked a multi-day search for Kyle Coleman, a 19-year-old college student from Prince William County who went missing last weekend, police said. The recovery was made by Fairfax County Police Department's Dive Team on Tuesday, June 10, in a small body of water near Westpark Drive and Galleria Drive, authorities confirmed. “Late this afternoon, the FCPD Dive Team recovered a human body from a small body of water near Westpark Dr & Galleria Dr in Tysons,” the department posted on social media. “An FCPD death investigation …
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Missing DC Mom Found Alive In Abandoned Maryland Property: 'Nothing Short Of A Miracle'
A missing DC wife and mom who vanished on her way to work was found alive in an abandoned home in Maryland — days after her phone had last pinged across state lines and her family begged the public for help. Ana Cecilia “CeCí” Escobar Arevalo, 40, was discovered disoriented and dehydrated inside a vacant property in Newburg on Monday, June 9, according to her family. Ana Cecilia “CeCí” Escobar-Arevalo GoFundMe She was rushed to the hospital and is now receiving medical care. “By the grace of God, CeCí has been found,” her loved ones wrote in a public update. “This moment is n…
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6 Killed After Small Plane Crashes Off California Coast
All six people on board were killed after a small plane crashed off the coast of California. It happened around 12:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 8 when the twin-engine Cessna 414 went down approximately 5 miles offshore near the San Diego neighborhood of Point Loma minutes after takeoff, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The identities of the victims have not yet been released. The plane was headed to Phoenix, Arizona. Searchers found a debris field with a depth of water about 200 feet below it, said the US Coast Guard. The National Transportation Safety B…
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Family Of Missing Sailor On Duty In DMV Demands Answers As Navy Stays Silent
A young sailor mysteriously vanished from a Virginia naval base, and her desperate family says the military has gone quiet. Angelina “Angie” Petra Resendiz, 21, was last seen Wednesday, May 29, at her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). She was actively working aboard the USS James E. Williams when she went missing. Officials said Resendiz is 5-foot-5 and 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. No details about what she was last wearing or a possible vehicle she could be traveling in was released b…
Police & Fire
‘Super Chill And Funny’: PA Park Ranger Alec Campbell Remembered After Tragic Drowning On Duty
A popular Pennsylvania park ranger who vanished during a Memorial Day weekend patrol has been found dead, authorities and colleagues announced. Alec Campbell, 38, of Delaware County, was identified as the ranger whose body was recovered from the Neshaminy Creek at Tyler State Park after a days-long search. He went missing on Saturday, May 24, when his kayak capsized during routine patrol duties, Pennsylvania State Police said. His body was located on Sunday, May 25, following a large multi-agency search effort involving DCNR, PSP Aviation and Maritime Units, local fire departments, emergenc…
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Park Ranger Recovered Day After Kayak Flips In PA Creek: Officials
The body of a missing park ranger was recovered from a Pennsylvania State Park after a days-long search over Memorial Day Weekend, officials announced. Alec Campbell, 38, a Delaware County resident and Park Resource Ranger with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), has been missing since Saturday, May 24 when his kayak capsized in the Neshaminy Creek during routine patrol, Pennsylvania State Police previously announced. Campbell was found dead following a multi-agency search effort on Sunday, May 25, according to a joint statement from the Penn…
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Massive Search Underway For Missing Kayaker On Monocacy River In Maryland, Officials Say
Rescue crews are flooding the Monocacy River in Maryland after a kayaker went missing on Wednesday, May 15. Emergency responders are actively searching for a missing male kayaker in the area of Devilbiss Bridge Road, according to Frederick County Fire & Rescue. Crews from Frederick County, the Department of Natural Resources, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue, and the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office are all assisting in the search effort. Teams are staging on bridge overpasses along Biggs Ford, Devilbiss Bridge, and Links Bridge along the Monocacy River, officials said. The sear…
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Virginia Boy, 12, Swept Away By Floodwaters, Found Dead The Next Morning, Officials Say
The search for a 12-year-old boy swept away by raging floodwaters in Virginia ended in heartbreak on Wednesday morning, officials announced. The body of Jordan Sims was found around 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, following an overnight search effort, according to Albemarle County Fire Rescue investigators. Sims had been missing since 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, when a 911 caller reported that he was swept away by floodwaters while walking near Newtown Road and Valley Green Drive, officials said. Crews from Albemarle County Fire Rescue, the Albemarle County Police Department, and other agencies in …
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Cockpit Door Rips Off Small Plane Midair In Virginia; Pilot Lands Safely, Police Say
A Virginia pilot pulled off a safe landing after the cockpit door of his two-seater plane tore off mid-flight Saturday morning, April 5, state police said. The fixed-wing single-engine aircraft was flying near Round Hill in Loudoun County when the cockpit door suddenly separated from the plane around 9 a.m., according to the Virginia State Police. Despite the in-flight scare, 63-year-old pilot Daniel O’Brien was able to safely land at Leesburg Airport with no reported injuries, police said. The cockpit door is still missing in Virginia. Virginia State Police The search is now on fo…
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Missing Man With Alzheimer’s Found Dead In Maryland Waterway Weeks After Search: Sheriff
The weeks-long search for a missing Waldorf man with Alzheimer’s ended in tragedy when his body was discovered in the waters of Fort Washington, authorities in Maryland confirmed. Richard Wilson Jr., 86, had been missing since Jan. 25, when he walked away from his Waldorf home and never returned. He was reported missing that evening, triggering a widespread search involving helicopters, boats, dive teams, K-9 units, and multiple law enforcement agencies. On Thursday, March 27, Prince George’s County Police notified Charles County detectives that Wilson’s body had been found in the wa…
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Parents Of Missing Virginia Student Request Death Declaration From Dominican Authorities
The parents of missing Virginia college student Sudiksha Konanki are asking Dominican authorities to formally declare their daughter dead after an extensive international search yielded no signs of her, officials announced. Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Loudoun County, vanished while on vacation in Punta Cana earlier this month. Despite an aggressive search effort involving the Dominican Republic National Police, FBI, and other agencies, she has not been found. The search for Sudiksha Konanki is ongoing in the Dominican Republic. Policía Nacional Repúb…
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FBI, Homeland Security Join 'High-Level' Probe Into Missing Student From DMV In DR
The search for missing Virginia college student Sudiksha Konanki has escalated into a major international investigation, with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) now assisting Dominican authorities, officials announced. The Dominican Republic Attorney General’s Office confirmed that it has assembled a high-level joint task force to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Chantilly who vanished in Punta Cana last week. Authorities say they are exploring all possibilities. "The prosecuting authority is conducting extens…
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International Search Intensifies For Missing DMV College Student In Dominican Republic
The search for a missing Virginia college student who vanished while on vacation in the Dominican Republic is intensifying as officials establish a high-level commission to oversee the case, authorities announced. The Dominican Republic National Police, in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office, FBI, and the US Embassy Liaison, has expanded their investigation into the disappearance of 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student from Chantilly who went missing on Thursday, March 6 while on a trip with friends in Punta Cana. Officials confirmed that Konanki, a c…
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Missing DMV Native, UPitt Student Sudiksha Konanki Vanishes During Beach Walk In DR
The search is on for a University of Pittsburgh student from Virginia who vanished while on vacation in the Dominican Republic. An "exhaustive" international search involving the US and Dominican Republic officials has been launched for Chantilly native Sudiksha Konanki, 20, who has not been heard from since last week. Konanki was reported missing on Thursday, March 6, while vacationing with five friends at a resort in Punta Cana, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Konanki, a citizen of India and permanent US resident, has not been seen since around 4:15 a.m. that …
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Missing Man With Alzheimer’s Hasn't Been Seen In Maryland Since January, Sheriff Says
Authorities in Maryland are intensifying their search for an elderly Waldorf man with Alzheimer’s disease who has been missing for over a month. Richard Wilson Jr., 86, was last seen by family members on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 25, in his Waldorf home before being reported missing at about 6:15 p.m. that day, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. From the moment Wilson was reported missing, law enforcement agencies launched an all-out search using helicopters, boats, police K9s, and registered volunteer canine teams to track his movements. During the early stages of the i…
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Plane That Went Missing With 10 Onboard Found With No Survivors In Alaska
A plane with 10 people on board that went missing after taking off in Alaska has been found with no survivors. The commuter aircraft, which disappeared Thursday, Feb. 6, was found about 35 miles south of Nome, Alaska on Friday, Feb. 7, according to the US Coast Guard. The Cessna had taken off from Unalakleet, Alaska. Three of those onboard were found after the plane was recovered. "The remaining seven people are believed to be inside the aircraft but are currently inaccessible due to the condition of the plane," the Coast Guard said. The plane, which took off Thurs…
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Helicopter Crashes Into Small Plane Mid-Air Over DC: Officials
A helicopter and small plane crashed mid-air, sending the plane into the Potomac River Wednesday night, Jan. 29 in Washington DC, officials confirmed. UPDATE: U.S. Figure Skaters Among Dozens Believed Dead In DC Black Hawk, Plane Crash: Reports American Airlines confirmed the 60-person plane was their flight from Wichita, Kansas. It was reportedly minutes from touching down at Reagan National Airport when the crash happened at 8:53 p.m., officials said. Breaking news: A military helicopter and a regional aircraft from Kansas collided near Reagan National Airport, drawing a large em…
Police & Fire
Utility Worker, Homeowner Killed In Maryland House Explosion Identified By Fire Marshal
The Maryland Fire Marshal has identified the two victims killed in the Sunday morning home explosion in Harford County. Homeowner Ray Corkran, Jr., 73, and BGE utility employee Jose Rodriduez-Alvarado were both killed in Bel Air when a gas leak led to a massive explosion that rocked the neighborhood and caused millions of dollars in damage. House Explosion; 2300blk Arthur Woods Dr - Box 412-1; Co.3 units assisted Abingdon Fire Company with area search, small,... Posted by The Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company on Monday, August 12, 2024 Shortly before 6:45 a.m. on Aug. 11, first …
Police & Fire
Utility Worker Killed, Neighbor Injured, One Unaccounted For After Maryland House Explosion
New details have been released by investigators in Harford County after a Baltimore Gas and Electric contractor was killed and a neighbor injured in the Bel Air house explosion on Sunday morning. Shortly before 6:45 a.m. on Aug. 11, first responders were called to the 2300 block of Arthur Woods Drive in Bel Air, to investigate a reported gas leak that was followed by an explosion, officials say. Volunteer Firefighters from @AbingdonFire and surrounding companies are on scene of an apparent house explosion in the 2300 block of Arthur Woods Drive in #BelAirMD. Firefighters are searching fo…
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Body Of Missing Autistic 6-Year-Old Pulled From Maryland Pond, Police Say
The search for 6-year-old Fawzan Hassan ended tragically over the weekend when his body surfaced at Bohrer Park in Montgomery County on Saturday, police confirmed. An extensive search for Hassan was launched at around 3 p.m. on July 27 when the non-verbal, autistic child was reported missing by his family in Gaithersburg. A body has been recovered from the pond in Bohrer Park. PIO is on scene and will brief the media at approximately 6:30 p.m. pic.twitter.com/KJRsdJJHFv — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) July 28, 2024 The Montgomery County Department of Police announced…
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