Gervais Street Bridge and Meeting Street back open after river rescue call

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – West Columbia Police say all emergency vehicles have been cleared from the Gervais Street Bridge and Meeting Street area after what was originally a river rescue call.

Gervais St. Bridge. Courtesy: Columbia Fire Dept.

Gervais St. Bridge. Courtesy: Columbia Fire Dept.

ABC Columbia was on the scene where officers told us they received a call of a boat overturning this morning.

However, police say they couldn’t find a boat near the Gervais Street Bridge.

Columbia Fire Department says they searched the Congaree River but found no one in distress.

Stay with ABC Columbia for updates.

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