| The Coast Guard search
began Friday night at about 8:40 p.m. when a boat crew from
Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C. overheard a radio
conversation from the District of Columbia Metropolitan
Police responding to a report of an unmanned boat. Three
men were on board a 17-foot bass boat when they were
ejected, none were wearing personal flotation devices
(PFD). One person was recovered by Alexandria Fire and
Rescue, transported to a local hospital where he was treated
and released. The survivor is Raymond Nolton, 42. An HH-65 Helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J. searched last night with night vision goggles and again this morning at first light. Coast Guard searchers have conducted search patterns covering more then 62 nautical miles in an effort to locate the men. |
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Dive Teams Locate and Recover 2 Bodies from Potomac
Authorities located Johnny Walker, 47, and William Heislup, 47, with the aid of side-scan sonar technology, divers then recovered both men after 4 p.m. Saturday.
Coast Guard personnel assisted authorities in the search for Walker and Heislup after they over heard a radio conversation about an unmanned boat last night while on a routine patrol. A third man, Raymond Nolton, 42 was rescued last night by the Alexandria Fire and Rescue boat, transported to a local hospital, treated and released. None of the three were reported to be wearing personal flotation devices at the time they were thrown from the boat.
At the height of the search, the Coast Guard had an HH-65 helicopter from Air Station Atlantic City, N.J. along with a 25-foot boat from Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C. Other agencies involved in the search were Prince George's County, Md., Charles County, Md. Fairfax County, Va., the City of Alexandria,, Va., the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police and the Maryland Natural Resources Police.