Rescuers Airlift 72-Year-Old Boater After Running Aground in Somerset County Wildlife Area

SOMERSET COUNTY, Md. — A 72-year-old boater was airlifted to a hospital after running aground and exhausting his oxygen supply in a remote wildlife area near Fishing Creek, authorities said.

Maryland Natural Resources Police responded around 12:08 p.m. April 17 to the Deal Island Wildlife Management Area, where the stranded man reported his jon boat was stuck and he could not free it.

Oxygen Emergency Prompts Air Rescue

Officers, joined by Somerset County Emergency Medical Services, launched a patrol vessel and located the ...