A water rescue crew with the FDNY hauled a struggling person out of the East River after powerful currents pinned them against the base of the Roosevelt Island Bridge late Wednesday night, dramatic footage of the mission shows.

The Marine 6 team responded to reports of a person stranded in the river around 10 p.m. and found them clinging to a pipe conduit on the foot of the bridge, where they were pinned and “barely above” the water’s surface, the FDNY said.

As the fire boat pulled up to the person in trouble, a selfless firefighter dove into the dark, rushing river, where he battled through the speeding current, broken pilings and debris in the water to reach the castaway, the video shows.

FDNY water rescuers pulled a struggling person from the East River after strong currents pinned

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