BLAWNOX, Pa. (AP) - Reports of a kayak going over a dam on the Allegheny River near Pittsburgh were probably a false alarm spawned by someone who saw a log instead.
Rescue crews for Allegheny County were called to the river near the Highland Park Bridge about 6 p.m. Thursday.
They called off their search after about two hours and concluded there was no kayak.
The river and various creeks that feed it are running higher and faster because of rains in recent days.
George McBriar, the Blawnox fire chief who also heads Allegheny County’s swift water rescue team, says it’s not uncommon for people to mistake logs for kayaks.
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