A woman jumped off the Guy West Bridge into the American River at Sacramento State Wednesday and was rescued by the Sacramento Fire Department.

Emergency responders arrived shortly after 6 p.m. and were able to rescue the woman by boat after she swam closer to the river bank, said Greg Powell, Sacramento Fire Department battalion chief.

BREAKING: A women jumped off the Guy West bridge. She has now been safely rescued by the Sacramento Fire Department. @TheStateHornet pic.twitter.com/ClJgjkVEx0

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Powell said they could not confirm the woman’s intent for jumping.

“Nothing like [suicide] that we know of,” Powell said.

Sharon Ramirez, a witness, was walking by when she saw the jumper standing outside the bridge rail, holding a pair of scissors. Ramirez said she was trying to talk to the jumper, asking if she could help her back over, only to be told, “No, I got this.”

Sharon’s husband Bob Ramirez then called campus police.

Destiny Reynolds, a Sac State criminal justice major, said just as the woman was about to jump, a jogger came by and grabbed her, in an attempted to slow down her fall.

“She hit the water and kind of just swam back and forth, trying to avoid the cops and everyone trying to save her,” Reynolds said.

Whether or not the jumper is a Sac State student has not yet been confirmed.

The State Hornet will continue to update this story if more information becomes available.

At about 6 p.m., a woman jumped off Guy West Bridge into the American River. She was seen by pedestrians jumping off the bridge and was later rescued by the Sacramento Fire Department. @TheStateHornet pic.twitter.com/9jGhADImYI

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Private boaters initially attempted to help the women out of the water. She reportedly refused and then the Sacramento Fire Department arrived and rescued her from the scene. pic.twitter.com/U0Qmpu845n

— Shaun (@HOLKKO23) November 1, 2018