Woman Who Fell From Boat Found Clinging To Navigational Buoy

CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) -- Maryland Natural Resources Police rescued a woman found clinging to a buoy after she fell from a boat into the Choptank River.

Officers received a call about 9:30 p.m. Monday that a woman was missing from a 21-foot skiff near Howell Point.

Patrol boats and a Maryland State Police helicopter searched the area. Authorities say shortly after 11 p.m., the helicopter pilot saw the woman holding onto a red navigational marker.

Officers on a Natural Resources Police patrol boat brought the woman, identified as 23-year-old Emily Kuth, on board. Officials say Kuth was treated for jellyfish exposure at Dorchester General Hospital.

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