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Person Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Being Pulled From Charles River In Waltham
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 27, 4:48 PM EDT
updated Oct 27, 5:04 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX), WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
3 civilians, Waltham fire captain jump into Charles after person falls in river · WBTS-CDOct 27, 2:06 PM EDT
Several people pulled from Charles River in Waltham · WHDHOct 27, 4:13 PM EDT
Person suffers life-threatening injuries after being pulled from Charles River in Waltham · WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX)Oct 27, 4:48 PM EDT
Several people pulled from Charles River in Waltham · WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC) · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 27, 6:50 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 27, 5:00 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 27, 5:19 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.