Secret Service had water levels of Ohio river raised for JD Vance boating trip

The video above is from FOX19 NOW’s previous coverage on JD Vance.

CINCINNATI (ENQUIRER) - The U.S. Secret Service recently asked to raise the levels of an Ohio river so Vice President JD Vance could go boating, according to our media partners at the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Vance went out on Little Miami River in southwest Ohio on Aug. 2, when the vice president turned 41, The Guardian first reported. One Reddit post from that day said traffic in Milford was disrupted because of Vance’s excursion.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told the statehouse bureau that it temporarily increased outflow from Caesar Creek Lake, which is connected to the river, “to support safe navigation of U.S. Secret Service personnel.” The request “did not require a deviation from normal procedures” or adversely affect water levels, the spokesperson said.

The outflow increase occurred Aug. 1, and stakeholders downstream received advance notice, according to the Army Corps.

A Secret Service spokesperson said it “conducted operational planning to ensure that motorized watercraft and emergency personnel could operate safely with appropriate water levels during a recent visit.”

The spokesperson also thanked the Army Corps and Ohio Department of Natural Resources “for providing a safe and secure environment for our personnel and law enforcement partners.”

A DNR spokesperson referred the statehouse bureau to the Army Corps. Vance’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo, called on the Army Corps to share records of the Secret Service request with Congress.

“Outrageous!” Kaptur posted on X. “Must be why he wasn’t available to meet about his Big Bonanza for Billionaires Bill which will devastate Ohio manufacturing jobs and our rural hospitals.”

This story was written by our media partners at the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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