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Rescuers were unable to resuscitate a woman whose body was pulled out of the James River this evening near the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar.

Richmond Police Capt. David L. Martin confirmed that the woman, who he said appeared to be in her mid-40s, did not survive after being pulled from the river.

He said an emergency call came in at 6:57 p.m.,  rescuers recovered her body at 7:27 p.m. and then tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate her. 

Witness Logan Bryan, 16, said she saw the woman in distress next to an island offshore.   Bryan said she saw the woman’s hands waving then drop below the surface of the water and not reappear. 

She said she told rescuers where to look for the woman and they pulled her on board several minutes later.

 – Chris I. Young