Watch Wis. Police Save Distressed Woman Drowning in Lake Michigan
"Let me die. I'm not worth it," said a woman as she clung to rocks and was by buffeted by Lake Michigan's violent waves while Kenosha police officers quickly worked to pull her out of the water.
Wisconsin police saved a woman who jumped into the rough waters of Lake Michigan last week, urging officers to let her die.
The rescue happened shortly before 7 p.m. Friday when Kenosha police responded to a report of a woman in distress in Lake Michigan, WTMJ-TV reports. An officer's body-worn camera was able to capture the incident as the woman clung to rocks along the shoreline, while she was buffeted by the violent waves.
The officers were then able to pull the woman to safety. The woman and the officer in the lake with her were both taken to the hospital and treated for hypothermia, Lt. Leo Viola told the Kenosha News.
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