Woman, 77, critical after being rescued from car that rolled into Schuylkill River: police
LOWER MERION, Pa. - A woman was pulled from the Schuylkill River after police say a car she was in rolled into the water Tuesday morning in Montgomery County.
Emergency crews responded to Righter's Ferry Road around 9 a.m. after investigators say the car left a gym parking lot and rolled over a hill into the river.
Two Lower Merion police officers and a firefighter entered the water and rescued the 77-year-old woman from inside the car, according to investigators.
The woman was taken to Lankenau Hospital where she was placed in critical condition.
The first responders who entered the water were also taken to the hospital for evaluation and are expected to be released today.
It's unknown at this time how the car rolled into the water.