PARSIPPANY — Officer Tyler Soto of the Hoboken Police Department’s Waterfront and Parks Unit helped rescue an unidentified woman in the Hudson River, at approximately 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 24, according to a police press release.
Soto was flagged down in Sinatra Park along the waterfront and was told a woman was in the water. Soto located the woman in the water a short distance off of the rocks at Sixth and Sinatra Drive. Sergeant Keith Rotondi and Officer Libon Schelmety got a water bag and rope to Soto, who went into the water and pulled the woman back to shore.
Those officers, with the assistance of Officer Joe Lucignano and Stevens Police Officer Enrico Gnassi, began life saving measures that ultimately helped resuscitate her. The woman was transported to CarePoint Hoboken University Hospital.
The woman is being treated at Hoboken University Medical Center.
Police reported the 34 year old woman was from Parsippany and have since reunited her family with her.
“This was a tremendous life save by Officer Tyler Soto who was on patrol along the waterfront and acted quickly and proficiently and put his own life at risk,” said Hoboken Police Chief Ken Ferrante.
Soto is a second year officer, who is in training in the Waterfront Unit. Soto sustained minor injuries to his right hand and wrist during the rescue.
The woman was described as a Hispanic female, 34, with dark hair and a thin build. She is approximately 5’4”. She has two rings, one on her left index finger, silver with gold trim, and a second on her right middle finger which is a silver colored ring with a small design. She was wearing a black blouse with white polka dots and black stretch pants. A black key fob with a silver Honda emblem was found at the scene as was the woman’s white, mesh shoes with gold trim.
Anyone who has any information regarding this scene or the victim, contact the Hoboken Police Detective Bureau at (201) 420-2110 or 420-5101 or the Hoboken Police Front Desk at (201) 420-2131.
