U.S. Vice-President JD Vance's security detail had an Ohio river's water level raised last week to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took to celebrate his 41st birthday on Aug. 2.

The U.S. Secret Service said it requested the increased waterflow for the Little Miami River, first reported by The Guardian, to ensure motorized watercraft and emergency personnel "could operate safely" while protecting the Republican vice-president, whose home is in Cincinnati.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said its Louisville District temporarily increased outflows from the Caesar Creek Lake in southwest Ohio into the Little Miami "to support safe navigation of U.S. Secret Service personnel."

They said the move met operational criteria and fell within normal practice.

"It was determined that

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