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Woman Rescued from East River Near East 23rd Street

May 10, 2011 12:11pm | Updated May 10, 2011 1:42pm
The dock where a woman was found in the East River Tuesday.
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Serena Solomon/DNAinfo

By Serena Solomon

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — A woman was pulled out of the East River Tuesday morning, an FDNY spokesman said.

It is unknown how she got into the water at East 23rd Street.

She was found next to a dock by the pilot of a seaplane, who got her out of the river and called 911, the manager of the wharf where she was found told DNAinfo.

The FDNY spokesman said she was taken to Bellevue Hospital at 11.37 a.m., and was conscious when she was brought out of the river.
A woman was plucked from the East River Tuesday.
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