Sacramento Metro Fire crew pulls woman from American River; listed in critical condition
A woman who was taken by medical helicopter to a hospital after firefighters on Friday pulled her from the American River not far from Ancil Hoffman Park.
The call for a water rescue came in about 5:45 p.m. along the American River Parkway in Rancho Cordova, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.
The woman in distress was located and taken by helicopter. Capt. Parker Wilbourn, a Sacramento Metro Fire spokesman, said the woman had not been wearing a life vest and she was listed in critical condition.
Wilbourn said on Friday evening he did not have any additional information about what led to the water rescue.
Rosalio Ahumada
The Sacramento Bee