Watch: Seattle Rescue Swimmers Pull Jumper out of Lake Washington
A man who jumped off a bridge into Lake Washington was pulled to safety by rescue swimmers with the Seattle Fire Department.
An unidentified motorist had tried to hold onto the victim. But, as officers approached, he jumped into the lake, KOMO reported.
Someone on the bridge threw a life ring to the victim before the rescue boat arrived.
The swimmers put the victim on a boat that took him to land where he was evauated by EMS crews.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.