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For: The opinion
Wednesday, November 13
VIDEO: Lifeguard descends from a helicopter to rescue lifeless the body of a driver of a sunken car in Niagara
A female, approximately 60 years , was taken out of a vehicle stuck in the River Niagara, a short distance from the falls of the falls.
Later was pronounced dead at the scene.
It was not clear how the car got to the Niagara River.
A United States Coast Guard diver descended from a helicopter braving icy rapids to reach a submerged car in the water near the edge of Niagara Falls, only to find that it was too late to rescue the driver trapped inside.
The diver was lowered from a helicopter, got into the car and took out the body of the sole occupant , a woman of about 60 years, New York State Park Police officials said.
Then they were both hoisted back to the helicopter.
“It was an amazing job from the Coast Guard,” said the Park Police Captain Christopher Rola at a press conference.
Witnesses reported seeing the victim’s car floating near a bridge pedestrian, where it was believed to have entered. Roads in the area were slippery due to a light snowfall.
Photos and videos taken by passersby showed the car almost completely submerged with only part of the roof and the open trunk hatch visible through the strong current in the early afternoon.
Police used a drone to determine that the car was occupied.
Authorities said the woman lived in the area. His name was not revealed until his family members were notified.
After the rescue, the vehicle remained about 50 yards (meters) from the edge of American Falls, one of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls .
A United States Coast Guard diver descended from a helicopter to remove a body from a submerged vehicle, stuck in rapids a few meters from the edge of Niagara Falls.
More than six million cubic feet of water pass through the huge falls that are located on the border between the United States and Canada each minute.