Denver firefighters pulled an elderly woman from the South Platte River about 1 p.m. Saturday, then revived her with CPR as authorities tried to understand why she apparently walked into the swift current.
Denver police had not determined the woman’s identity or age by evening. She was still alive, but her condition had not been updated by Porter Adventist Hospital, police said.
Assistant Fire Chief Joe Hart said the woman was “well over 60” years old. Witnesses reported seeing her pushing her metal walker into the river near West Evans Avenue and south of Interstate 25.
Her foot became tangled on the bottom and the current was washing over her by the time rescuers arrived, Hart said. There was no pulse when firefighters pulled her from the swift current. CPR restored a pulse, and rescuers performed CPR in the ambulance all the way to the hospital, Hart said.
