Seattle firefighters rescued a person from the water near the middle of the I-90 bridge on Monday morning.

At approximately 6:30 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) initially responded to the person in the water, SFD announced .

Firefighters are at EB I90 midspan on the bridge investigating a report of a person in the water. Please use caution driving on the bridge.

— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) December 1, 2025

Minutes later, a rescue swimmer was in the water to retrieve the individual. SFD noted that the person was eventually pulled onto a rescue watercraft, heading toward the shore for evaluation.

In an update at 6:51 a.m., SFD noted that the patient was on the shore and being evaluated by medical personnel.

Traffic was being diverted into the two left lanes of eastbo

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