Croton Firefighters Pull Woman From Submerged Car In Hudson River

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — A woman was taken to Westchester Medical Center in critical condition Tuesday night after being pulled from a semi-submerged car at the mouth of the Croton River.

Westchester County police detectives are investigating the incident, which happened shortly before 11 p.m.

The MTA police reported that a vehicle was in the water in the Hudson near the trestle bridge that carries Metro-North trains. Westchester County Aviation and patrol officers, MTA officers and Croton police responded along with multiple fire departments.

Civilian fishermen had attempted to rescue the driver unsuccessfully, then offered their boat to members of the Croton-on-Hudson Volunteer Fire Department, who were able to get to the car and remove its sole occupant, fire department officials said on Facebook. They initiated CPR about 20-25 minutes into the incident. Then the patient was handed off to Croton EMS and an Ossining EMS Paramedic.

The woman, an Ossining resident in her 40s, was transported to Phelps with life-threatening injuries, a Westchester County police spokesman said.

Croton firefighters, members of the Yorktown Fire Department Dive/Water Rescue Team, Croton EMS, Thiells Fire Department Dive Team and Westchester County police remained at the scene until early Wednesday morning to remove the car from the river.