Woman, 77, dies after vehicle goes into Schuylkill River in Montgomery County
Chopper 6 was over the scene as rescuers on boats and in the water searched the area.
BALA CYNWYD, Pa. (WPVI) -- A woman has died after the vehicle she was in plunged into the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County.
It happened just after 9 a.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Righters Ferry Road in Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
Officials say a 77-year-old woman was pulled from the submerged vehicle by Lower Merion police officers and a Union Fire Company firefighter.
She was taken to Lankenau Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
"I just saw mass pandemonium. There were fire trucks, helicopters, rescue vehicles, boats, all that stuff," recalled John Paul of Bala Cynwyd.
Sources tell Action News the woman crashed into a car in the parking lot and then reversed into the river. Two police officers and a firefighter then jumped in after her.
Rescuers who pulled the woman from the water are being evaluated at Lankenau Hospital. They are expected to be released.
Chopper 6 was over the scene as crews on boats and in the water searched the area. The vehicle, which appeared to be a silver SUV, could be seen under the water.
An investigation into how this crash happened is still underway.
