DETROIT (WWJ) - Police say a woman is recovering after she was rescued from the Detroit River Wednesday morning.
Police say they got a call around 8:10 a.m. about a person in the water near the west end of the Riverwalk. Witnesses say the woman was sitting on a bench, talking on her phone, and then she walked to the railing and jumped into the river.
The @detroitpolice dive team making a quick rescue after a distraught woman jumps into the river. I’m live on @WWJ950 at 9:10. Listen live https://t.co/rjkMApPyfq pic.twitter.com/xox5JGvSpU
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July 3, 2019 "She wasn't smiling or happy," said Detroiter Victoria Armstead, who called 911. "To me, she was floating when I looked, like naw, you can't swim in that. And she drifted way down there."
As police were responding to the scene, workers on a U.S. Postal Service boat spotted the woman floating near West Fort Street and Rosa Parks and pulled her from the water.
Police aren't sure if it was a suicide attempt, but said the woman is OK. She was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital for treatment. Police say she's in her 20s.
