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Boat does doughnuts after hitting wave, throws man overboard

WASHINGTON – A boat that started doing doughnuts after hitting a wave in the Potomac River tossed the driver overboard.

It happened around noon Sunday near Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown neighbourhood, WTOP-FM reported.

A passing motorist helped get the man out of the water and brought him to shore, D.C. Fire said in a post on Twitter. The man was not injured.

Authorities were eventually able to get a hold of the empty boat after it continued circling on the waves.

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