SAVANNAH, Ga. —
Two Savannah, Georgia, officers are being recognized as heroes after saving a drowning woman who jumped off a bridge this week.
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On Thursday, the department identified the officers as Sgt. Sharif Lockett and Officer William Fitzpatrick.
Around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the Forest River Bridge, at Abercorn Street and Heroes Way, after someone witnessed a shoeless woman leaning over the bridge. By the time officers were on the scene, the woman had already jumped into the water and vanished.
Additional first responders arrived in an attempt to locate the woman and were assisted by residents in the area.
During the search, officers said they heard gurgling sounds and discovered the woman was underneath a dock.
After attempts to pull the woman out were unsuccessful, Lockett and Fitzpatrick then jumped in the water to get her onto the dock. She was treated at the scene by EMS.
"We are so proud of all of the officers involved for their joint rescue actions," Chief Roy Minter said. "It was definitely a team effort for all officers, first responders and citizens involved -- from the extensive search to the rescue. We know that had these officers not responded and acted so quickly that this could have had a tragic outcome."
https://www.wyff4.com/article/savann...woman/39045702
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