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Perth Police Dive Into Swan River to Save Woman Clinging to Marker

WA Police will nominate the pair for a Royal Life Saving bravery award.

Overview

  • Two officers swam about 200 metres to reach a woman clinging to a red navigation marker near the Narrows Bridge after a passer-by called for help Thursday morning.
  • Water Police pulled all three aboard a boat and took them to Elizabeth Quay for paramedic checks.
  • The woman, in her 30s, went to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital for precautionary tests, and the officers were monitored for hypothermia.
  • Perth district Superintendent Amber Harvey called the rescue an outstanding display of quick thinking and said the pair will be nominated for a Royal Life Saving bravery award.
  • Police have not said how the woman entered the river, so the circumstances remain unclear.