25-05-2025
York police: Bystander revives woman from near drowning at Long Sands Beach
YORK, Maine — A 20-year-old woman was revived by a bystander after nearly drowning at Long Sands Beach on Saturday, May 24, according to police.
York police said they received a call at 3:43 p.m. reporting a possible drowning near Stone's Throw hotel and restaurant. When police and EMS crews arrived, the woman, whose name has not been released, had already been pulled from the water, and a bystander was performing CPR.
"When York Ambulance arrived, she was breathing on her own," police stated in a press release. "Further treatment from responders was administered, and she was transported to York Hospital."
York police, York Village Fire Department, York Beach Fire Department, and York Ambulance responded to the emergency. Police have not released further details about the incident.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Bystander revives woman from near drowning at Long Sands Beach in York
