Police in Council Bluffs were called to Lake Manawa late Thursday night, after receiving a report of a suicidal female threatening to drive her car into the lake, located on the south side of the city. Officers found the woman sitting in her car, with the vehicle facing the boat ramp. The woman drove the vehicle into the lake before the officers could stop her. Authorities say Officer Porter jumped onto the hood of the car and pulled the female her out through the window of the vehicle, as it began to sink under the water.

Officer Porter and Officer Youso were then able to swim her to the dock and get her safely out of the water. The female was transported to a local hospital for mental health treatment.