The father and daughter were unharmed, but were taken to Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in nearby East Norriton Township for observation, according to Bishop. “(I’m) just grateful that we had a positive outcome.” “We were lucky to be in the right place at the right time more or less - just saving a Labor Day tragedy from occurring,” he said. 7, 2023, where a water rescue event took place on Labor Day. The entirety of the incident lasted about six minutes.Ĭaution tape is visible at Riverfront Park on Sept. Walsh immediately called for backup, and among those responding was Butterworth, who went into the water. The girl was seen getting out of the vehicle and into the truck bed, police said, but when asked if she could swim, she replied she could not. The circumstances leading up to the truck’s acceleration were unclear. The vehicle had initially been visible on top of the boat ramp, according to police, but then began speeding towards the river, and ended up in the water. on Monday as Norristown Police Officer Matthew Walsh was patrolling the park. (Rachel Ravina – MediaNews Group) Frightening scenario 7, 2023 at Municipal Hall to discuss the events of a water rescue. Members of the Norristown Police Department participate in a press conference on Sept. He shed a utility belt and other heavy equipment he was wearing as he waded into the river - where some 60 feet away, the truck was sinking.īutterworth was reliving the details of the rescue Thursday afternoon in a press conference called by Acting Police Chief Michael Bishop to commend the officers involved and provide more information. Screams of panic from a 12-year-old girl inside the truck were heard as Norristown Officer Edward Butterworth Sr. NORRISTOWN - If not for the quick response of a Norristown police officer, tragedy would have struck on a hot, sunny Labor Day at Riverfront Park after a pickup truck sank in the Schuylkill River.
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