PORT ST. LUCIE \u2212 A 16-year-old girl who police said was in crisis and jumped off the Southeast Crosstown Parkway bridge into the St. Lucie River on Oct. 30 was rescued, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
The incident happened about 7:11 p.m. on the bridge just east of Southeast Floresta Drive, said Sgt. Dominick Mesiti, police spokesperson.<\/p>\n
\u201cA passerby saw her clinging to a mangrove under the bridge asking for help,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mesiti said the teen was in crisis and trying to die by suicide.<\/p>\n
He said a citizen with a boat offered assistance and officers got on board.<\/p>\n
“We pulled her out of the water and she was already hypothermic, but she was brought to a local hospital where she recovered,” he said.<\/p>\n
The incident comes days after another rescue from the river.<\/p>\n
A 37-year-old woman reported missing Oct. 27 was found a day later stuck in about 2 feet of water in muck in the St. Lucie River<\/a>, police stated.<\/p>\n Police on Oct. 28 reported a heavy presence in the area of the 700 block of Northeast Emerson Street \u201cregarding a missing adult who may have wandered into a body of water,\u201d police stated via social media.<\/p>\n Deadly crash: Police investigate fatal crash in Port St. Lucie<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Unsafe conditions’: More than 50 dogs removed from home in Fort Pierce<\/a><\/p>\n Mesiti stated the woman was reported on Oct. 27 as having left her home in the area. The woman, Mesiti said, has a history of doing so.<\/p>\n She last was seen by her family about 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Mesiti said.<\/p>\n Mesiti said she appeared to be experiencing some sort of crisis when she left her home.<\/p>\n Will Greenlee<\/a>\u00a0is a breaking news reporter for TCPalm. Follow Will on X\u00a0@OffTheBeatTweet<\/a>\u00a0or reach him by phone at 772-267-7926. E-mail him at\u00a0will.greenlee@tcpalm.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Teen in crisis rescued after jumping off bridge in Port St. Lucie<\/a><\/p>\n