Woman Pulled Out Of Car In The Hudson River Has Died: Police

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — The woman in the vehicle that went into the Croton River on Wednesday died later that night, Westchester County police said.

SEE: Croton Firefighters Pull Woman From Submerged Car In Hudson River

She is identified as Marcia Villa, 48, of John Street in Ossining. Police said they were able to make family notifications Thursday.

"The circumstances of what caused her to drive from the parking lot into the river remain under investigation," said county police spokesman Kieran O'Leary.

The incident happened shortly before 11 p.m. The MTA police reported that a vehicle was in the water near the trestle bridge that carries Metro-North trains over the confluence of the Croton and Hudson rivers.

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.

Westchester County Aviation and patrol officers, MTA officers and Croton police responded along with multiple fire departments and dive teams. Then the patient was handed off to Croton EMS and an Ossining EMS Paramedic and taken to Northwell Phelps Hospital.

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.