Two females are missing after a group of 12 kayakers were blocked and then crossed over Bosher Dam in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday afternoon.
Ten victims were rescued, including nine rescued by authorities and one self-rescued after the James River incident, according to Richmond Fire Chief Assistant Chief Jeffrey Segal.
The accident happened around 3 pm, and the lifeboats entered the water at 3:22 pm, Segal said. The dam has a 12-foot drop.
The rescue operation to search for the missing women was suspended on Monday night because it was getting dark and will start again on Tuesday at 7 am, Segal said.
It is unclear whether all the victims knew each other, according to the assistant chief, and whether they were all physically in kayaks at the time of the disaster.
It is also unknown where the two missing women went, Segal said. Their last known location was where most of the victims were rescued.
The operation is still classified as rescue, not recovery, Segal added.
ABC News’s Ben Siou contributed to this report.
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