Woman dies after Georgetown water rescue

Gabby Allen

April 13, 2024 at 8:55 PM·1 min read

UPDATE 4/14/24, 2:40 p.m. — The Metropolitan Police Department said the woman was later pronounced dead.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) rescued a woman out of the water at the Georgetown Waterfront on Saturday night.

In a post made just after 8 p.m., DC Fire and EMS said crews were in the area of the 3000 Block of Water St. NW for an active water rescue.

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Officials said a woman was taken to the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries.

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