{"id":2622804,"date":"2026-07-02T10:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boy-goes-missing-while-swimming-in-potomac-river-by-great-falls-park\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:47:43","slug":"boy-goes-missing-while-swimming-in-potomac-river-by-great-falls-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boy-goes-missing-while-swimming-in-potomac-river-by-great-falls-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy goes missing while swimming in Potomac River by Great Falls Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboy-goes-missing-while-swimming-in-potomac-river-by-great-falls-park%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622804&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 16-year-old boy went missing while swimming in the potomac River near Great Falls Park. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue dispatched Swift Water Teams around 6:15 a.m. to search for him,with unclear details about whether he was swimming late at night or early in the morning. The incident follows a recent case where a 20-year-old college student also drowned in the same area. Experts note that water-related deaths tend to spike during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-heatwave-grips-west-and-southwest-parts-of-the-u-s\/\" title=\"Massive heatwave grips west and southwest parts of the U.S.\">heat waves<\/a>, with this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >week experiencing unusually high temperatures exceeding 80\u00b0<\/a>F even in the mornings. the ongoing search highlights the dangers of swimming in natural waters during hot weather.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 16-year-old boy has gone missing while <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/swimming\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"10430\">swimming<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4595753\/dc-water-quality-dashboard-potomac-sewage-spill\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4595753\">Potomac<\/a> River by Great Falls Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Pazos, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said Swift Water Team units were dispatched to the area for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-dead-10-injured-after-tornado-hits-n-c\/\" title=\"3 dead, 10 injured after tornado hits N.C.\">missing person<\/a> in the water at around 6:15 a.m. It\u2019s not clear if the boy was swimming late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4633762\/sarah-bedford-socialist-trojan-horse-plan-congress\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sarah Bedford: Socialists\u2019 Trojan horse plan for Congress<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4633721\/polis-fires-colorado-clemency-tina-peters-commutation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Polis fires Colorado clemency board members after public opposition to Peters\u2019s commutation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4633658\/dhs-blasts-tim-walz-pardoning-immigrant-convicted-sexually-assaulting-preteen-girl\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DHS blasts Tim Walz for pardoning immigrant convicted of sexually assaulting preteen girl<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInitial reports were the male was with a group, this male entered the water and did not resurface. 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