Man dies after being rescued from Anacostia River near Navy Yard, DC police say

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Man dies after being rescued from Anacostia River near Navy Yard, DC police say

A man died after being pulled from the Anacostia River late Saturday near the Navy Yard, D.C. police said.

D.C. Fire and EMS were called around 10:36 p.m. to the river near the 1400 block of Water Street in Southeast, close to the Eastern Power Boat Club, for a report of someone in the water.

Divers from D.C. police and fire recovered the man and rushed him to a hospital, where he later died.

Investigators said they believe the man fell from a boat. No foul play is suspected.

See a map of the rescue location below:

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