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A group of boaters were rescued from Burlington Island on the Delaware River late at night on the Fourth of July.
According to NBC 10, a group of 13 people, mostly minors, were stranded on Burlington Island, which sits in New Jersey across from Bristol Borough, after their boat had capsized.
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Marine units from the Croydon Fire Company and Burlington City were dispatched at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday for the rescue, according to Bucks County dispatchers.
Helicopter video from 6abc showed several people on the island with an inflatable raft and kayak. The video also showed a emergency response boat being used to pick up the stranded individuals.
The boaters reportedly left from a dock in Bristol Township’s Croydon section and that is where rescuers returned the rescued individuals, 6abc reported.
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