Hackensack NJ, Hackensack River, 07-22-12

Hackensack Fire Dept, E-5, R-1, E-4 with the Zodiac boat and Deputy 2, D/C Fred Longobardi responded for a reported car in the river behind the car wash on River St at Anderson St, on arrival units confirmed that an elderly woman had drove her car, a Ford Escort wagon into the river while exiting the car wash, employees jumped into the river and removed the woman prior to arrival of emergency services, she was evaluated by EMS and found to not be suffering injuries. The FD marine unit checked the car to confirm that no other occupants remained and then secured the vehicle so that it would not be swept down river by the out going tide, fire units then assisted the tow company with hooking up and removing the vehicle from the river. The Bergen County Haz-mat response team also responded.