UPDATE: Water rescue in the Duwamish River near West Seattle Bridge

12:23 AM: Rescuers are headed by land and sea to respond to a report of a “young female” in the water south of the bridge. This came shortly after a report of a girl or woman on a bridge offramp, looking over the edge; police had been dispatched to look for her. Even before rescuers arrive, someone in a boat is reported to be trying to help her out of the water.

12:26 AM: An SFD boat has made contact with her, according to what dispatch just told officers.

12:31 AM: She’s now aboard a fireboat. Where exactly she was pulled out of the water isn’t clear; right now radar shows the fireboats grouped near Terminal 5. They’ve decided to transport her to Fire Station 5 on the downtown waterfront to transfer her to a medic unit, so the land response that’s gathered at T-5 is being dismissed.

12:37 AM: The firefighters with the rescued girl just said over the radio that she is 11 years old.

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NativetoSeattle March 27, 2026 (5:26 am)

Thank you to the first responders and everyone who helped. I hope that the girl is okay and recovers fully. So terrifying all around.

waikikigirl March 27, 2026 (6:32 am)

Oh my 11 yrs old… I hope she is and will be OK and that they find out what is troubling her.

LJJ March 27, 2026 (7:21 am)

Gosh… An 11-year-old in the Duwamish River in the middle of the night? I hope that she is safe from whatever circumstances led her to that situation. I am so grateful to her rescuers.

R2 March 27, 2026 (8:15 am)

I’m so sorry that someone so young felt like this was the solution to whatever problem they are facing. I hope they are able to get some help and find a path forward.