SHOREWOOD, Wis. — A woman was transported to the hospital after a near-drowning at Atwater Beach on Monday.
North Shore Fire/Rescue and Shorewood police responded to the 4000 block of Lake Drive for a report of a near-drowning at Atwater Beach around 4:30 p.m.
North Shore said, "Responders found a 32 year old female that had gone sub-surface in the lake for a period of time laying on the breakwall."
With the help of bystanders, the woman was rescued from the water. She was taken to shore using a rescue raft and then to the top of the bluff using the fire department's utility terrain vehicle.
The woman was breathing and conscious while being transported to the hospital.
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