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SEATTLE - A person was pulled from the water at a downtown pier in Seattle by the Seattle Great Wheel. The initial 911 caller was on the wheel and reported seeing someone jump into the water.
First responders with Seattle Fire were down at the 1300 block of Alaska Way on Saturday morning following this initial report of someone jumping off the pier.
The water temperature in Puget Sound today is 48 degrees fahrenheit.
Fireboat rescue near Seattle Great Wheel on Apr. 11, 2026. (Source: Citizen App/Citizen.com)
Timeline:
Around 11 a.m. on Apr. 11, SFD reported their Rescue Boat 5 was out rescuing the person. The fire boat crews were successfully able to find and take the patient out of the water.
After an initial assessment, the person who reportedly jumped in the water was transported to the hospital in stable condition, according to a statement from SFD.
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The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Fire Department.