Two Lehigh River rescues this weekend Local firefighters were kept busy this weekend with two rescue calls on the Lehigh River. The first happened Saturday afternoon when a kayak overturned between Packerton and Jim Thorpe, sending a male and female into the river.
June 17, 2013 - Times News
Crews search for missing boater on Lehigh River Crews are on the Lehigh River in Northampton County again Monday to search for a missing boater. Police on Sunday received a report that Jeffrey Lacava had been missing since Saturday when his wife said he put his canoe in the Lehigh River, near the Walnutport bridge. Crews recovered a canoe from the Lehigh County side of the river, under the Coplay bridge, at 6 p.m. Sunday. The canoe is ...
June 17, 2013 - WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey
Lehigh River Blues Jam gets underway in Catasauqua People a little farther up the Lehigh River are "catching the blues." The Lehigh River Blues Jam is up and running in Catasauqua. Thursday's rain forced the jam's "preview night" to move inside. Friday night's weather was much better. Organizers say they're just happy to spread the word about the blues. "It's not all the same and we've really educated and opened a lot of people to the music and ...
June 15, 2013 - WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey