Divers had been looking New York Metropolis’s East River below the Roosevelt Island Bridge Friday for a lacking 15-year-old woman who went into the water however by no means resurfaced.
After two hours, the rescue mission had slowly become a restoration mission within the waters between Queens and Randall’s Island, sources with information of the case mentioned.
The teenager entered the water off Rainey Park in Astoria at about 12:15 p.m., cops mentioned.
When she didn’t resurface, a good friend she was with referred to as 911.
Emergency responders had been dispatched into the water to search out the teenager, who left a backpack behind with a guide titled “The Forest Demands Its Due,” footage from the scene present.
Divers had been nonetheless trying to find the teenager as of two:15 p.m., officers mentioned.
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Initially Printed: Could 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM EDT
