A Lehigh Township woman who fell in her pond while cleaning it Sunday afternoon was rescued after using her medical alert system.

The Lehigh Township Police Department posted on its Facebook page that at 2:36 p.m., the police department was dispatched to the 3400 block of West Walker Drive.

Officers Elias Batihk and Anthony Stinemire arrived on scene and located an elderly woman waving her arms in the air.

With the help of a neighbor, Batihk and Stinemire were able to pull the woman out of the pond and relocate her to her house.

The woman said she was cleaning her pond pump when she accidentally fell in.

Northampton Regional EMS transported the woman to the hospital for medical attention.

They said he woman’s body temperature had plummeted to 88 degrees.

“Officer Batihk and officer Stinemire saved a life today,” police posted. “This shows the importance for elderly family members and friends to utilize medical pendants.

“Even though the majority of pendant activations that we get are accidental, this incident is proof that they work and could quite possibly save a life.”