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Woman In Critical Condition After Water Rescue In Bala Cynwyd: Police

A 77-year-old woman is in critical condition after being rescued from the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police.

The 600 block of Righter's Ferry Road, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County.

The 600 block of Righter's Ferry Road, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County.

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Officers and firefighters responded to a 911 call about a car in the water at 601 Righter's Ferry Road in Bala Cynwyd at 9:08 a.m., the Lower Merion Township Police Department told Daily Voice.

The vehicle the woman was in rolled down a hill from a gym parking lot in the area, a 6abc Action News report states.

She was pulled from the vehicle by two Lower Merion Township police officers and a Union Fire Company firefighter who were the first to arrive, police said. 

The woman was taken to Lankenau Hospital in critical condition, according to police. The police officers and firefighter were taken to the same hospital, and they are expected to be released the same day.

This is a developing story. Please check back here for possible updates.

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