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Washington Post- January 21, 2024

Fairfax fire department helps men reach shore.

Two men were rescued Sunday from a small boat that became stranded in the icy waters of Belmont Bay, an official with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department said.

The men, who were in a jon boat or similar craft, apparently found conditions too icy to safely return to shore about 1:30 p.m. and called 911, according to Kelly Johnston, a fire department battalion chief.

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They were safely retrieved by county fire and rescue boats and brought to shore, she said. No injuries were reported.

The bay lies between the Potomac River and the mouth of the Occoquan River, abutting shorelines in both Fairfax and Prince William counties.