Moment woman, 23, is pulled from the Hudson River after she climbed over railing of New Jersey pier to get a better view of Manhattan for a photo and fell through snow-covered gap
A woman climbed over railing near Pier 13 in Hoboken, New Jersey, on Saturday to take pictures of Manhattan skyline when she fell into a gap
Woman ended up 10-12 feet below the pier in waist-deep water and was holding onto a piece of metal
Her brother called the police, who arrived and used rope and life preservers to hoist the 23-year-old out of the frigid river
Hoboken police chief has not ruled out bringing charges against the woman for being in restricted area
Hudson Reporter
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Hoboken police officers rescued a woman who had fallen into the Hudson River on Feb. 6 after she climbed over a railing to get a better view of the city, according to the Hoboken Police Department.
At approximately 3:32 a.m., the department received a 9-1-1 call about a woman who fell into the Hudson River near Pier 13.
The 23-year-old from Berkley Heights was out with friends and her brother when they wanted to get a better view of New York City and take pictures.
The woman climbed over a railing and because of the snow on the ground she did not see gaps between the pier and a neighboring area of the pier that is closed to the public, causing her to fall into the Hudson River
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A 23-year-old woman trying to capture a moment in Hoboken got one she ll never forget, thanks to half-a-dozen police officers who dove into the Hudson River to rescue her.
The Berkley Heights woman was trying to get a better view of New York City while out with her friends and brother near Pier 13, when she climbed a railing and fell over around 3:30 a.m., Feb. 6, Hoboken police said.
Because of the snow on the ground, she did not see the gaps between the pier and the dock, authorities said. That particular area of the pier was closed off to the public.
Hudson County View
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Barbara San Martin, 42, of New York, New York, was charged with DWI, assault by auto, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident, according to Police Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera.
On Saturday, at approximately 12:16 a.m., Officers Michael Straten and Marvin DeJesus responded to the area of 100 Marshall St. on a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. It was also reported that the motor vehicle had left the scene of the accident.
Upon arrival,Straten spoke to the victim who reported the following: as she was loading her skies through the driver’s side of her vehicle, a car traveling south on Marshall Street collided into her skies, pinning her between the skies and the car door. The vehicle did not stop and kept traveling.