Yonkers first responders rescue man from Hudson River

Police say they responded to the Yonkers train station at around 1 p.m. Sunday after someone was heard screaming for help from the river.

Lauren Pena

Mar 17, 2024, 3:44 PM

Updated 210 days ago

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A man was rescued from the Hudson River by Yonkers police and fire crews on Saturday afternoon.
Police say they responded to the Yonkers train station at around 1 p.m. after someone was heard screaming for help from the river.
Units heard the man from a tunnel under the station, according to authorities.
Police say rescue crews were able to save the man as he was clinging to a rock in six feet of water with an incoming tide.
The man was hospitalized and treated for hypothermia.