A NYPD officer, who is part of the departmental swim team, is crediting her skills in the water for helping her save a woman from drowning in the Central Park Reservoir last week.
Newly released video of the heroic act reminds Officer Emily Healy how things could have gone badly fast the day she jumped into the water to save a woman.
Healy and Sgt. Matthew Moschetto rescued the woman April 12 after she went swimming in the reservoir. The two were on patrol and when they got to the northern end of the reservoir, a person flagged them down saying a woman was in the water. She was about 15 yards out, fully dressed, and wearing a red hat.