A Bucks County woman faces criminal charges after jumping into the Delaware River while fleeing police late Monday, authorities say
The woman, who police did not identify, jumped into the river late Monday after fleeing her home from a domestic dispute, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
A Bucks County woman who jumped into the Delaware River while running from police who were investigating a domestic disturbance was captured Tuesday and will face criminal charges, Pennsylvania State Police said.
The woman, whom authorities did not identify, fled her home on Durham Road in Riegelsville on Monday night after police were called there, according to state police.
Troopers searching the area found the woman and her three children nearby, walking on a footpath on a bank of the Delaware River. When the troopers approached her, the woman jumped into the river. Her children did not follow, and were not harmed, authorities said.
Investigators tried to bring the woman to the shore, but were unable to do so. Attempts to find her were suspended Monday evening amid a worsening winter storm, police said.
Late Tuesday afternoon, state police found the woman and took her into custody. A Troop M spokesperson said the woman will face criminal charges, but provided no other details.
A 34-year-old man who lived with the woman and was believed to have been involved in the underlying domestic dispute returned to the home not long after, state police said. The man — whom police did not identify — was taken into custody on an active arrest warrant, though investigators declined to say on what charges.