Vancouver Police say they received a report on Saturday afternoon of a "distraught" woman walking out into the waters of Burrard Inlet from the beach at Crab Park.
Officers arrived on scene and were concerned for the immediate well-being of the woman in her 30s, said Constable Jason Doucette.
He said four officers swam towards the woman, who was floating about 50 feet from shore and worked as a team to get her back to the shoreline without anyone involved being injured.
Police Chief Constable Adam Palmer gave a "heartfelt thank you" to the four officers via Twitter:
Heartfelt #ThankYou to our 4 #VPD patrol officers who swam into the ocean this weekend to save a distraught women in distress, saving her life #YouMakeMeProud @VancouverPD @CityofVancouver #PoliceHeroes #ProudChief pic.twitter.com/AEvGtwSuc7
— Adam Palmer (@ChiefPalmer) March 27, 2018
Doucette said woman was taken to hospital for medical assessment and the officers were taken back to headquarters to warm-up.
