Head northwest along the Potomac River about 15 miles from Washington, D.C., and you'll find a world-class whitewater playground.

A student at Columbia University has died during a whitewater kayaking trip on the Potomac River along Washington, D.C. Ella Mills, a junior at Columbia, drowned on Sunday while kayaking with a ...

That’s what happened in this particular case is the person got stuck. Something held them in place,” said Charles Duffy, a certified swift water rescue and whitewater kayak instructor.

Despite high water levels along the Potomac River due to Hurricane Ivan's remnants, the National Whitewater Canoe and Kayak Championships went on as scheduled in Poolsville, Md. NPR's Eric Niiler ...

A student at Columbia University has died during a whitewater kayaking trip on the Potomac River along Washington, D.C. Ella Mills, a junior at Columbia, drowned on Sunday while kayaking with a ...

The Little Falls rapid is a commonly run section of the Potomac River by many kayakers in the Washington area. According to American Whitewater — the national organization that promotes paddling ...