TACOMA, Wash. — New body camera footage from Tacoma police shows officers walking into Wapato Lake to save a teen girl who was struggling to stay above water.
The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) says officers were dispatched to an address on South Ainsworth Street just after 2 p.m. Monday after reports of someone who was in the water and appeared unable to get themselves out.
Officers ran into Wapato Park and found a teenage girl struggling to stay afloat. One officer swam out 20-30 feet, going under the water to push the girl’s body toward a second officer who helped get her to shore.
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