Woman Dies After Vehicle Plunges Into Mon River

PITTSBURGH — The woman pulled from her vehicle after it plunged into the Mon River died at the hospital late Thursday night. An Allegheny County dispatcher said emergency crews were called to the area of the 900 block of Second Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Bluff neighborhood around 4:36 p.m. Dive teams began entering the water at around 5:20 p.m. The victim was removed at around 5:45 p.m. Divers used a rope system and stokes basket to bring up the woman. Medics resuscitated her, and she was taken to a hospital, where she later died. The Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman who died as Jacinta Stevens, 31, of the West End. Gilchrist commended first responders, including off-duty paramedics who responded and divers who operated in ice and sub-zero temperatures.