JUNEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT
6255 ALAWAY AVENUE JUNEAU, ALASKA 99801
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Integrity, Courage, Service, Respect
INFORMATION RELEASE
Date: 2014-09-19
From: Sgt. Krag Campbell
Case or Incident: #140919-003
On 09-19-14, at 2:22AM, the Juneau Police Department received a report that someone had jumped into the water from the steamship dock, and hadn't come out.
Officer's arrived in the area and located a female swimming in the water, about 25 - 30 yards away from the dock. Officers attempted to communicate with the female, but she wouldn't comply with their requests to get out of the water, nor would she communicate with them.
Members of CCFR, EMS, and the U.S Coast Guard were notified to assist.
After about fifteen minutes, the female stopped swimming, and officers couldn't detect any movement or response from her.
The U.S Coast Guard arrived and rescued the female from the water. She was brought to the dock where CCFR and EMS detected a faint pulse, and the female was taken to the Bartlett Regional Hospital for a medical evaluation.
The female received medical treatment at the hospital and was later identified as a 35 year old Juneau resident. The female stated she had been consuming alcohol that evening and decided to go swimming afterwards.
The female was later medevaced to Providence Medical Center in Anchorage.
All factual allegations contained in this release are based upon preliminary investigation and are subject to change or clarification as the investigation continues. Any charges reported in this release are merely accusations and all persons named in this release are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.