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2 Rescued Near Great Falls, Montgomery County Fire Official Says

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) -- Two people were rescued near the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal State Park Monday morning.

Montgomery County Fire & Rescue launched several boats to reach a disoriented hiker who was having a medical emergency along the Billy Goat Trail, spokesman Pete Piringer tweeted.

They located and treated the hiker and will relocate the person to a staged EMS area.

Then they got an additional call for a medical emergency near the Great Falls Tavern.

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