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Woman pulled from the Potomac River after jumping off Wilson Bridge

Woman pulled from the Potomac River after jumping off Wilson Bridge
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FORT WASHINGTON, Md. (AP) - A woman was pulled from the Potomac River by boaters after witnesses say she jumped from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.

Mark Brady, a spokesman for the fire and rescue department in Prince George's County, Maryland, said the rescue occurred Saturday morning.

Brady said the woman was pulled from the water by a civilian boater while multiple rescue agencies from Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia also responded.

The Wilson Bridge carries the Capital Beltway across the Potomac.

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