A woman who jumped into the ocean off Fort Lauderdale while on a personal watercraft was pulled from the water and rushed to a local hospital Thursday, officials said.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials said they initially responded after receiving a report of a person in distress offshore.
It was learned the woman removed her lifejacket and jumped into the ocean from a personal watercraft and didn't come back up.
The woman was found and pulled from the ocean in cardiac arrest, officials said.
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She was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in critical condition.
No other information was immediately known.
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