It was around 4:30 PM, when pagers were activated for Castleton [Sta. 6], Clinton Heights [Sta. 8], East Schodack [Sta. 13], Nassau [Sta. 22], Schodack Landing [Sta. 31] and a special call for Averill Park [Sta. 1] to respond with their boats, when State Police received several reports that a women had jumped of the Berkshire Spur (Castleton Bridge) into the freezing waters of the Hudson River.  CHFD responded quickly and was one of the first departments on scene. Immediately crews began deploying their boats and boat operations was established by CHFD Chief, Randy Cherubino. Members from the area spent the next hour searching the Hudson River for the women body and it was recovered shortly there after by crews from CHFD and Nassau FD. Despite the best efforts of EMTs from CHFD, Nassau FD, and Empire Ambulance, the women was pronounced dead at the scene. 

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