Woman rescued after falling into Toronto Lake Dam water

WOODSON COUNTY, Kan. (KOAM) -- Authorities rescue a 65-year-old woman after she fell into the water at Toronto Lake Dam.

According to the Woodson County Sheriff's Office, it happened around 4 p.m. Friday afternoon. Deputies found the woman alive one mile into Wilson County on Decatur Road. The Woodson County EMS transported her to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

Law enforcement that assisted in the rescue:

Woodson County Sheriff’s Office, Woodson County Rural Fire, Woodson County EMS, Woodson County Emergency Management, Toronto Fire Department , Yates Center Police Department, Wilson County Sheriffs Office, Greenwood County Fire, Greenwood County EMS, Greenwood County Emergency Management, Eureka Fire Department , Chanute Fire Department , Neodesha Fire Department , Parsons Fire Department , Cherryvale Fire Department, Sedgwick County Fire and Rescue, Derby Fire Department , Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Wilson County Fire Department, Army Corp of Engineering, Kansas State Fire Marshall’s Office, Woodson County Dispatch, and Wilson County Dispatch.

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