Overview
- Emergency dispatch received initial reports of a person on the Moody Street Bridge and then that the person had entered the Charles River; first responders found three people in the water and one person already out.
- Three civilians entered the river to help and Waltham Fire Capt. John Bonadio also entered before rescue crews completed the extraction.
- Waltham police threw life jackets into the water and held two rescue ropes while fire and police units used standard water‑rescue procedures to pull three people from the river.
- Emergency personnel performed CPR on one of the rescued people, two were transported to area hospitals, and one declined further medical care at the scene.
- Authorities have confirmed the rescue timeline and multi‑agency response but have not released any motive or medical updates and investigators and hospitals are expected to provide further information.