First responders revive drowning Lacey Twp, N.J., woman who went after dog
The woman lives on Wave Drive and saw a dog that needed help in the lagoon (light blue) near her house in Lacey, Twp. (Google Earth image)
First responders in New Jersey say they were able to revive a woman after she drowned trying to save a dog.
The Asbury Park Press reports the Forked River Fire Department and Lacey Township Underwater Rescue and Recovery dive team were travelling to an emergency call for a dog struggling in water around 7 p.m. Thursday when the woman tried to rescue it.
Lacey Township EMS Capt. Ray Benedetti said the Forked River Fire Department began CPR before the drowning victim was rushed to a hospital by an ambulance supported by emergency personnel from three different area agencies.
The woman had regained a pulse by the time the ambulance reached the hospital.
Information on the woman’s condition was not immediately available.
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