NYPD cops jumped into the frigid Hudson River to grab a woman clinging to the rocks in dramatic body camera footage released by the department.
Recently released footage of the March 21 save on the Hudson River Waterfront Greenway near W. 72nd St. shows cops racing to the water’s edge at around 7 p.m., where they found the 61-year-old woman hanging on the rocks.
When a woman recently jumped into the Hudson River, @NYPD20Pct officers who were nearby rushed to the scene. Without hesitation, they plunged into the frigid waters & pulled her out where @FDNY personnel performed CPR. She is alive today thanks to their heroic actions.
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— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) March 25, 2024
Witnesses tell the officers that the woman jumped in and is “not moving,” the video shows.
“She just jumped in!” one cop is heard screaming at his fellow officers, who race over to help.
The officer takes off his gun belt and scrambles over the railing down to the rocks to grab the woman before she goes under.
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An officer removes his belt before jumping into the Hudson River to rescue a woman.
The video jumps ahead a few seconds, where the cop who went to the other side is dragging the woman back up to the railing.
“We gotta get her up!” the officer screams.
He’s quickly joined by two other cops who lift her back to the railing, where firefighters pull her the rest of the way.
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Officers pull the woman from the river.
The woman was rushed to Mount Sinai West Hospital in critical but stable condition.
“When a woman recently jumped into the Hudson River, @NYPD20Pct officers who were nearby rushed to the scene,” the NYPD said on X. “Without hesitation, they plunged into the frigid waters & pulled her out where @FDNY personnel performed CPR.
“She is alive today thanks to their heroic actions,” the department said.
Police Officers Edward Groger, Victor Mak, and Jasmine Brown were credited with the save.
