Women Pulled From Water At Cape Cod Beach In Stable Condition: Police

DENNIS, MA — The three women who were hospitalized after being pulled from the water at a Cape Cod beach seem to be in stable condition, according to an update from the local police department.

Dennis police said all three potential drowning victims, ages 11, 15 and 45, were taken to Cape Cod Hospital.

A Dennis Police Detective who responded to the hospital interviewed two of the three and was able to determine that the three had been swimming and gotten to a point where they couldn’t get back to shore, officials said. The weather conditions at the beach included a strong offshore wind and higher-than-normal surf conditions, which could have posed a greater problem than usual.

All three victims were conscious and alert when the detective left Cape Cod Hospital, and the department has received no further updates on their medical condition, nor has the department received notification that any of the victim’s conditions worsened overnight, officials said.

The Dennis Beach Department lifeguards who responded to rescue the victims were alerted to the three being in distress when the youngest victim waved for help from the water, officials said.

Three lifeguards on two rescue boards immediately went into the water and made their way out to the victims, where they loaded the victims onto the two boards and brought them all to shore, officials said.

Two of the victims needed immediate lifesaving treatment which was started by Dennis Beach Department staff members and aided by civilian medical professionals and others on the beach who came forward to help.