the wharf isf onec.'s biggest attractions, but somehow this beautiful evening turned tragic. a woman ended up in the water off the district pier. you could see police and medics responding to the area after a witness called 911 and said a woman went in from the district pier and never came back up. >> i have no idea how she got in the water. all i know is we received a ca for a person in the water. somebody had gone in and we began our rescue efforts. >> reporter: it tookhe d.c. police harbor control about 25 minutes to make thedirescue. vers were able to find her in the area where she went in and pull her from the water. >> since the wharf is open, to my knowledge, this is the first time we've had is kind of event. >> reporter: the woman was taken to the hospitaln criticalen can. her injuried are considered to be life threatening. the pier which has a stage is typically filled with people enjoying the night life. but it washelosed to t public as police investigate how the woman ended up in the water and wh o i did reach to the wharf for a comment tonight. i received back a v