GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer rescued a woman by swimming out to her car submerged in a retention pond at a suburban Chicago community college.
Glen Ellyn police say Officer Kevin Riggle was one of the first to arrive at the College of DuPage pond Friday night and swam out to the car about 30 yards from the shore. He was able to pull the unconscious 61-year-old woman from the car and keep her above water until firefighters reached them.
Officials say the woman regained consciousness and was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Police didn’t immediately know what caused the crash.
Police Chief Philip Norton says Riggle’s action “undoubtedly saved the woman’s life.”
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