Thunder Bay Police officers assisted a woman in distress after she was discovered unresponsive in the McIntyre River near Fort William Road.

THUNDER BAY - Two officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service are being credited with saving the life of a woman after she was found in distress in the McIntyre River.

According to a Thunder Bay Police Service media release, officers responded to reports of a body in the river at approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon near Fort William Road east of the Simpson Street Bridge.

Officers discovered two individuals in the water, a woman approximately 25 feet from shore who appeared unresponsive and man seen splashing in the water approximately 10 feet from shore.

The man informed the officers after making it back to shore that he was attempting to assist the female who was unresponsive.

Const. Moore and Const. Lorentz swam out to assist the woman. Upon making contact she regained consciousness and began resisting. The officers were able to convince her not to resist and helped her back to the shore with the help of two additional officers.

The woman was transported to hospital by paramedics.