SEATTLE — A 63-year-old woman was rescued by Washington State Department of Transportation ferry crews after they say she fell or jumped into Elliott Bay on Saturday afternoon.
The incident happened on the Seattle to Bainbridge Island route just after 1 p.m.
A spokesperson with WSDOT said a woman fell or jumped off the ferry around the route’s halfway point, which is just off of Alki Beach and West Seattle. Crews were able to get her back on the ferry and to shore to be evaluated by Seattle Fire Department medics.
Officials said the woman was suffering from light hypothermia and was taken to Harborview Medical Center.
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