A 12-year-old boy from New York state has died after a rafting accident on the Lehigh River in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
During heavy rains, sewage can overflow into the river. For example, last month, after several days of rain, E. coli levels jumped to more than 10 times the safety limit.
Crews were called to the scene of a possible drowning around 7 p.m. Sunday after a 38-year-old father and his 14-year-old daughter did not resurface from the water.
A bridge and railroad bridge were closed after 26 barges broke loose and floated uncontrolled down the Ohio River. The bridges have now reopened.
A traveling nurse from NorCal was hiking with friends in the Angeles National Forest when she tried to cross a river and was swept away, search crews say.
A college student in Massachusetts says he achieved a longtime dream when he rowed across the Charles River in a giant pumpkin.