Firefighters with the Geneva Fire Department rescued a woman Monday who had jumped into the Fox River near the downtown Geneva dam.
Firefighters were dispatched at 11:52am Monday morning for a river rescue. While en route, Geneva firefighters and police officers were notified by Tri-Com Central Dispatch that a bystander had witnessed the victim jump in the Fox River near the western edge of the dam.
Three fire department rescue boats and one dive team were deployed to the river and began a downstream search for the woman.
Police officers saw the woman floating down the river near the Union Pacific West Railway trestle.
One of the rescue boats found the woman near the Kane County Government Center and retrieved her from the water. Immediate medical life-saving measures were started and continued at the Fayban Forest Preserve boat ramp.
The woman, whose identity has not been made public, was transported to an area hospital, where her condition is not been released.
Firefighters, paramedics, and divers from the St. Charles and Batavia Fire Departments assisted Geneva during the rescue. Additional support was provided by the Geneva and Batavia Police Departments.
