The woman can be seen between ice floes at the lower right. Too weak to hold onto the life ring from the helicopter, those on the bank did nothing.... except for Mr. Skutnik.
There are videos on the web of this civilian rescue.
Sorry, for the terrible punctuation. That sentence should have read
“The woman can be seen between ice floes at the lower right, too weak to hold onto the life ring from the helicopter. Those on the bank did nothing.... except for Mr. Skutnik.”