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FDNY and NYPD Remove Swimmer from the Reservoir

June 22, 2022 | 4:52 PM
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By Carol Tannenhauser

At 2:40 p.m, Wednesday, a woman swimming in the Central Park Reservoir was removed from the water by members of the NYPD and FDNY, and taken by ambulance to Mt. Sinai Morningside hospital for psychiatric evaluation, an NYPD spokesperson reported.

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Jeffrey Ellenberger
Jeffrey Ellenberger
5 days ago

They should open it up for swimming since they closed Lasker Pool and are rebuilding it smaller for $150 million.

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B.B.
B.B.
5 days ago
Reply to  Jeffrey Ellenberger

There is no “shore” or slope to reservoir, it is really just that, a very large bathtub if you will. People get out into water, and for various reasons cannot swim back to edge , then usually drown unless assistance arrives quickly.

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Mull Dover
Mull Dover
5 days ago
Reply to  B.B.

if we can send people into space we can modify the res to accommodate swimmers

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brave in nyc
brave in nyc
1 day ago
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you must be kidding?!

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David S
David S
2 days ago
Reply to  Mull Dover

Or…people could swim in places built for swimming. How’s that for a crazy idea?

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Mykola Mick Dementiuk
Mykola Mick Dementiuk
5 days ago

Must have been a very nice relaxing dip but this weekend will be hotter and many will risking a wet dip!

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Bob Lamm
Bob Lamm
5 days ago

Leave the Reservoir just as it is.

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Nervous Nellie
Nervous Nellie
5 days ago

Yechhhh! To quote the 1966 Woody Allen farce, “Don’t Drink the Water”!

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Steevie
Steevie
5 days ago

It is 40 feet deep and it is awfully wide. People will get into the middle and get exhausted and drown.

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Mull Dover
Mull Dover
4 days ago
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it can be easily cordoned off to allow zones for swimming, if they do that at beaches, they can do it here.

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Jo Silverman
Jo Silverman
5 days ago

Just think what the reservoir would become if it were to be open to swimming.

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GeorgeCPW
GeorgeCPW
4 days ago

Let’s not change the reservoir, but let’s repair the fountain.

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dannyb
dannyb
4 days ago

Just to clarify a point here: The “reservoir” is NOT used for the NYC drinking water supply anymore. It was bypassed decades ago as Water Tunnel III came into operation.

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B.B.
B.B.
3 days ago
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No one ever said CP reservoir provided drinking water. However the name is what it is, until, when, or if changed.

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Joan Barrett
Joan Barrett
4 days ago

Why did this woman need a psychiatric evaluation?

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B.B.
B.B.
3 days ago
Reply to  Joan Barrett

Obviously NYPD and others who responded believed such action was necessary out of an abundance of caution.

Same thing happens when persons are found wandering about subway tracks, middle of a street or highway, and other events including going out into water (pool or beach) and nearly drowning.

To willfully disobey a “no swimming” sign or whatever is one thing. It’s quite another to go into a body of water with intent of not coming back.

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Sue Tims
Sue Tims
4 days ago

The Res has been left in peace for 75 years. How is it that only recently folks are jumping in? Not to mention breaking all the rules re the running track: riding bikes, pushing strollers, walking dogs? Oh yeah, generations of narcissistic people think the rules don’t apply to them because they are “special” and respect is an unknown concept.

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RAL
RAL
1 day ago
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Yep. I have written to the CP conservatory twice (no response) about the mess that the running track has become – frankly it is impossible to run on there any more outside of odd hours due to guidelines ignoring hoards of people. who often get mad when you are trying to run past them while they walk the wrong way 4 across. No one enforces a damn thing in CP any more

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Brenda
Brenda
4 days ago

Hope she has to reimburse the city for costs incurred

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FDNY and NYPD Remove Swimmer from the Reservoir

By Carol Tannenhauser

At 2:40 p.m, Wednesday, a woman swimming in the Central Park Reservoir was removed from the water by members of the NYPD and FDNY, and taken by ambulance to Mt. Sinai Morningside hospital for psychiatric evaluation, an NYPD spokesperson reported.

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Jeffrey Ellenberger
Jeffrey Ellenberger
5 days ago

They should open it up for swimming since they closed Lasker Pool and are rebuilding it smaller for $150 million.

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B.B.
B.B.
5 days ago
Reply to  Jeffrey Ellenberger

There is no “shore” or slope to reservoir, it is really just that, a very large bathtub if you will. People get out into water, and for various reasons cannot swim back to edge , then usually drown unless assistance arrives quickly.

3
Reply
Mull Dover
Mull Dover
5 days ago
Reply to  B.B.

if we can send people into space we can modify the res to accommodate swimmers

7
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brave in nyc
brave in nyc
1 day ago
Reply to  Mull Dover

you must be kidding?!

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David S
David S
2 days ago
Reply to  Mull Dover

Or…people could swim in places built for swimming. How’s that for a crazy idea?

1
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Mykola Mick Dementiuk
Mykola Mick Dementiuk
5 days ago

Must have been a very nice relaxing dip but this weekend will be hotter and many will risking a wet dip!

0
Reply
Bob Lamm
Bob Lamm
5 days ago

Leave the Reservoir just as it is.

3
Reply
Nervous Nellie
Nervous Nellie
5 days ago

Yechhhh! To quote the 1966 Woody Allen farce, “Don’t Drink the Water”!

0
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Steevie
Steevie
5 days ago

It is 40 feet deep and it is awfully wide. People will get into the middle and get exhausted and drown.

3
Reply
Mull Dover
Mull Dover
4 days ago
Reply to  Steevie

it can be easily cordoned off to allow zones for swimming, if they do that at beaches, they can do it here.

5
Reply
Jo Silverman
Jo Silverman
5 days ago

Just think what the reservoir would become if it were to be open to swimming.

3
Reply
GeorgeCPW
GeorgeCPW
4 days ago

Let’s not change the reservoir, but let’s repair the fountain.

3
Reply
dannyb
dannyb
4 days ago

Just to clarify a point here: The “reservoir” is NOT used for the NYC drinking water supply anymore. It was bypassed decades ago as Water Tunnel III came into operation.

3
Reply
B.B.
B.B.
3 days ago
Reply to  dannyb

No one ever said CP reservoir provided drinking water. However the name is what it is, until, when, or if changed.

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Joan Barrett
Joan Barrett
4 days ago

Why did this woman need a psychiatric evaluation?

0
Reply
B.B.
B.B.
3 days ago
Reply to  Joan Barrett

Obviously NYPD and others who responded believed such action was necessary out of an abundance of caution.

Same thing happens when persons are found wandering about subway tracks, middle of a street or highway, and other events including going out into water (pool or beach) and nearly drowning.

To willfully disobey a “no swimming” sign or whatever is one thing. It’s quite another to go into a body of water with intent of not coming back.

0
Reply
Sue Tims
Sue Tims
4 days ago

The Res has been left in peace for 75 years. How is it that only recently folks are jumping in? Not to mention breaking all the rules re the running track: riding bikes, pushing strollers, walking dogs? Oh yeah, generations of narcissistic people think the rules don’t apply to them because they are “special” and respect is an unknown concept.

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RAL
RAL
1 day ago
Reply to  Sue Tims

Yep. I have written to the CP conservatory twice (no response) about the mess that the running track has become – frankly it is impossible to run on there any more outside of odd hours due to guidelines ignoring hoards of people. who often get mad when you are trying to run past them while they walk the wrong way 4 across. No one enforces a damn thing in CP any more

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Brenda
Brenda
4 days ago

Hope she has to reimburse the city for costs incurred

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