Report of woman struggling in Connecticut River beneath Memorial Bridge unfounded

A search was undertaken by Springfield and Agawam rescue boats and a state police helicopter.

The Republican | Dave RobackSpringfield Fire Department's Floyd Smith and Anthony Willis man the department's rescue boat on the Connecticut River near the Memorial Bridge searching for a reported person in the water on Monday.

SPRINGFIELD – A noontime report on Monday of a woman flailing her arms in the Connecticut River appeared to be a false alarm, Fire Department spokesman Dennis Leger said.

Leger said both Springfield and Agawam put rescue boats in the river after a woman on the Memorial Bridge reported she saw someone in the river.

A state police helicopter also was called, but the report appeared to be unfounded, Leger said.