(The Hill) – An Ohio river's water level was raised last weekend to allow for "safe navigation" of Vice President Vance's security team while his family was on a kayaking trip, federal agencies said Thursday.

Vance’s Secret Service team asked for a higher level on the Little Miami River for a boating trip, The Guardian reported Wednesday.

The Army Corps of Engineers said in an emailed statement to The Hill that its Louisville district “received a request to temporarily increase outflows from Caesar Creek Lake to support safe navigation of U.S. Secret Service personnel.” The Little Miami is fed by the lake.

Social media posts indicated the vice president was seen Saturday — his birthday — around southwestern Ohio, including on the Little Miami River, The Guardian reported.

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