A Pennsylvania National Guard water rescue drill that this outlet reported canceled due to weather went ahead Tuesday, Aug. 4, with a military helicopter flying low over the Schuylkill River along the Plymouth Township border before landing at Conshohocken's borough helipad.

The exercise brought together the Pennsylvania National Guard, the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (PA-HART) and the Conshohocken Fire Department, along with other local first responders, according to MoreThanTheCurve. The Schuylkill River Trail, which runs between Conshohocken and Plymouth Township, was briefly closed to walkers during the drill.

Conshohocken Borough said in its official announcement that the drill was designed to help local responders prepare for water emergencies and coordinate seamlessly with state-level resources. Patch reported that officials reminded residents not to be alarmed and that there was no actual emergency.

Sgt. Kayden Bedwell and Sgt. Tristan Murry of the Pennsylvania National Guard documented the exercise in photos shared on the Guard's Facebook page.

PA-HART is a joint partnership between the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and the PA Emergency Management Agency, staffed with credentialed civilian rescue technicians who deploy during flooding and water emergencies statewide.

A follow-up report from MoreThanTheCurve published Wednesday, Aug. 5, described the Aug. 4 activity as preparation "for future training," raising the possibility that Tuesday's landing was a site familiarization rather than a full-scale rescue drill. The borough's original announcement called it a "readiness exercise." Neither the National Guard nor the fire department has clarified the distinction.