Wash. Police officer, deputy rescues woman who drove into lake

Rescuers dove into a Washington lake to save a woman in her 70s who had driven off a boat ramp, fire officials said.

The incident was reported to rescuers at Lake Stevens on November 1 at 10:48 a.m. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue said in a Facebook post.

A deputy and a police officer responded to the lake and jumped into the water to rescue the driver, officials said.

They took her to a dock where doctors performed CPR on her.

Meanwhile, another rescuer dove into the water to make sure there were no other people in the sunken vehicle, officials said.

The woman was taken to a hospital after doctors obtained a pulse.

“The circumstances under which the vehicle ended up in the water are unknown at this time,” the fire brigade said.

No update was available on the woman’s condition.

Lake Stevens is located about 35 miles north of Seattle.

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