3 Heroes Save Woman From Drowning in Hudson River Enter your number to get our free mobile app Three young men are being called heroes after they jumped into the Hudson River on Thursday in Poughkeepsie to save a woman who did not know how to swim, officials say. The woman fell into the water off the Waryas Park dock. As City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department firefighters arrived at the scene three young men jumped into the Hudson River and held the victim above water, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department NY Local 596's Facebook page. Without their help the woman would have died, fire officials say.