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Woman With Jacket Zipped Over Face Rescued From Potomac River

A woman struggling in the Potomac River Friday night, March 3 was rescued by a good Samaritan who happened to be in the right place at the right time, responders said.

DC Fire And EMS rescue boat.

DC Fire And EMS rescue boat.

Photo Credit: DC Fire And EMS

DC Fire and EMS sent a boat about half-a-mile below the Lincoln Memorial along Ohio Drive SW around 7 p.m., but the woman had already been rescued by a civilian by the time firefighters arrived, the department said.

The good Samaritan was identified by NBC Washington as Jelani Clayton, who had pulled over to enjoy the view to get a break from sitting in traffic. That's when he saw a woman with a jacket zipped up over her face in the river, he told the outlet.

Clayton rescued the woman from the water and called 9-1-1, NBC reports.

The woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to survive, according to DC firefighters.

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