VIDEO: A woman was rescued from Puget Sound after entering the water off Edmonds Pier late Friday night and drifting nearly two miles from shore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. At about 10 p.m. on July 17, Snohomish County 911 notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound that a woman had entered the water off Edmonds Pier.

The Coast Guard said watchstanders coordinated the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Port Angeles, dispatched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Seattle, and diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Blue Shark to search for the woman. The Edmonds Fire Department and Washington State Ferries also assisted in the search.

During the search, the Coast Guard said the rescue swimmer from the Port Angeles aircrew used a handheld night vision device to spot splashing in the water nearly two miles from the shoreline. The rescue swimmer maintained visual contact and guided the aircrew to the scene, where the woman was located and hoisted into the helicopter.

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