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An overturned boat sat along Delaware River in Bristol Township on Saturday as authorities investigated a Friday night wreck.
The single-boat crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday when a pleasure boat with six people on it was reported to have struck an object in the river.
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Several people were thrown into the river and had to pulled out by nearby boaters and firefighters, according to Edgely Fire Company Chief Brian Cirard.
Members of the nearby Edgely Boat Club jumped into action and pulled several people. Firefighters arrived and assisted, Cirard said.
The chief told LevittownNow.com that three to four people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries by medics.
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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, who often investigates boating incidents, was not immediately available for comment on Saturday.
America Hose, Hook, and Ladder, Levittown No.1 and Tullytown fire companies assisted Edgely crews at the scene.
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