BEACON – A woman was transported to St. Luke’s-Cornwall Montefiore Hospital with CPR in progress after she fell into the Fishkill Creek in Beacon Tuesday evening. The woman had been in the area of 50 Leonard Street on the bank of the creek taking pictures with her daughter when she fell in and her daughter lost sight of her in the flood-level creek, just above the dam at Main and East Main Streets. The incident occurred at approximately 6:39 p.m.
Beacon firefighters and EMS service responded to the area and were able to rescue the woman just before she plunged over the dam.
The victim had been submerged in the water for approximately four minutes, sources told Mid-Hudson News.
The victim was transported to the hospital while EMS personnel performed CPR. Her condition was not immediately available. The daughter was not injured during the incident.
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