GLOUCESTER, Va. (WAVY) — Two people were rescued from the York River Monday night, fire crews said.
According to officials, around 6:10 p.m., crews with Abingdon Volunteer Fire & Rescue (AVFR) and the York County Department of Fire and Life Safety were dispatched to the Gloucester Point area of the York River for reports of a child in the water.
The initial report stated that the child was clinging onto the Coleman Bridge while the incoming tide was causing them to get swept upriver. While headed to the scene, crews were informed that multiple people were in the river…