Fort Lauderdale Water Rescue: What We Know So Far

A woman was pulled from the ocean off Fort Lauderdale in cardiac arrest after reportedly jumping from a personal watercraft and not resurfacing, according to NBC Miami and WSVN 7News. This is what we know so far.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said crews were sent after an initial report of a person in distress offshore, according to WSVN 7News. Officials said the woman was found in the water and pulled from the ocean in cardiac arrest, and she was transported to Holy Cross Hospital in critical condition, according to NBC Miami and WSVN 7News.

Witness accounts and detectives reported that the woman removed her life jacket before entering the water, according to NBC Miami and WSVN 7News. No fatality has been confirmed in the available reporting, and no suspect information has been reported.

The response appears to have been handled as an emergency water rescue and medical transport, not a criminal case, based on the available reporting from NBC Miami and WSVN 7News. As of late Thursday night, officials had not provided an update on the woman's condition, according to WSVN 7News, and NBC Miami reported that no other information was immediately known.

Dispatch records show 1 similar cardiac arrest incident in Broward County in the past six months.

What happens next will depend on whether Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, police or hospital officials release another condition update or additional details about how the rescue unfolded. At this point, the woman's identity and any further investigative findings have not been publicly released.

Day.News will continue to update this story as officials release more information.

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