PITTSBURGH — A person has been removed from a vehicle submerged in the Mon River.
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An Allegheny County dispatcher said emergency crews were called to the area of the 900 block of Second Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Bluff neighborhood around 4:36 p.m.
Second Avenue is currently closed between the 10th Street Bridge and the Birmingham Bridge.
Dive teams began entering the water at around 5:20 p.m.
The victim was removed at around 5:45 p.m. Their condition is unknown at this time.
Allegheny County dispatchers said one person was taken to a hospital from the scene.
At 6 p.m., police told Channel 11 they believe the vehicle came off the Parkway.
At 7 p.m., Chief of Pittsburgh EMS Amera Gilchrist said the person who was pulled from the vehicle was a woman.
Divers used a rope system and stokes basket to bring up the woman. Medics resuscitated her, and she was taken to a hospital, where she remains in critical condition.
Gilchrist added that paramedics did two dives. The first was to get the woman out of the car. The second was to confirm that there were no other victims.
Initial reports indicated that there might have been two vehicles in the water, Gilchrist said, but that information was confirmed to be false.
Chilchrist commended first responders, including off-duty paramedics who responded and divers who operated in ice and sub-zero temperatures.
The vehicle was positioned underwater about 5 feet from the wall, Gilchrist said. The vehicle will be brought up at some point, but not immediately, she added.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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