Autistic woman rescued from Hudson

NYACK – The Piermont Dive Team, Monday, rescued an autistic woman from the Hudson River off Nyack.

A marine unit and divers were on the scene in under five minutes from the time of the initial dispatch.

Lt. Patrick Krummack deployed into the water and rescued the exhausted swimmer.

Once on the Piermont marine unit, she was evaluated by EMTs and transferred to Nyack Ambulance.

Todd Bender

Todd Bender started as a stringer before rising through the ranks to Dutchess County Bureau Chief. Bender is the senior investigative reporter for Mid Hudson News, focusing on crime and government. He is an avid angler and is likely to be organizing his collection of unused fishing lures while watching replays of council or board meetings and simultaneously complaining about the lack of time to go fishing.