David Chang

Police Rescue Teen Girl After She Falls Off Ben Franklin Bridge

A teen girl was rescued after she fell off the Ben Franklin Bridge Monday afternoon.

Police say the 16-year-old girl fell off the Ben Franklin Bridge at 200 N. 5th Street at 4:20 p.m. She was then spotted in the water near the Independence Seaport Museum at 211 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard at Penn's Landing screaming for help. The police marine unit then pulled her out of the water.

The teen was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital where she is being treated for hypothermia. She is currently in stable condition.

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