Seattle firefighters rushed to a water rescue on Lake Washington on Monday after a boat reportedly flipped near the westbound I-90 midspan, sending three people into the water.
Crews are responding to a water rescue call near westbound i90 at midspan. Initial reports indicate three people are in the water after a boat flipped over.
Seattle Fire Department
Seattle Fire crews respond to I-90 emergency
In a post on X, the Seattle Fire Department said its crews were heading to a water rescue call "near westbound i90 at midspan" after initial reports that three people were in the water when a boat flipped. At the time of that update, the department had shared only dispatch details and had not released any information about injuries or the conditions of those involved. Seattle Fire Department
How Seattle Fire tackles lake rescues
Seattle Fire runs a rescue-swimmer program and has recently boosted its toolkit with customized rescue watercraft designed for fast responses on the lake. The department notes on its fire blog that donated SeaDoo rescue craft, paired with trained swimmers, are dispatched together on freshwater calls. That setup lets crews reach more than 300 feet from shore and more quickly pull people from vessels or open water and get them back to land. Fire Line / Seattle Fire Department
Tricky spot beneath a busy floating bridge
The incident is unfolding beneath the westbound I-90 midspan on the Homer M. Hadley and Lacey V. Murrow floating bridges that link Seattle and Mercer Island. The corridor carries heavy daily traffic and can make any emergency on the lake below more complicated for responders. Researchers and transportation officials keep a particularly close eye on these one-of-a-kind floating spans on Lake Washington, and incidents in the area often involve coordination between bridge personnel and marine units. UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Authorities had not yet released additional details on patient conditions or transports when Seattle Fire shared its initial post. Hoodline will update this story as agencies provide more information.
