LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. – A woman managed to get out of a car after it ended up submerged in a canal Monday in Broward County.
Orlando Kirlew, a witness, shared videos showing the woman on top of the car in the Middle River Canal in Broward’s Lauderdale Lakes neighborhood.
The canal section runs along Northwest 47th Avenue, south of 35th Street and the Seawind Lakes Apartments at 4530 NW 36 St.
The woman was able to swim on her own and a good Samaritan helped her out of the canal, according to Kirlew.
Fire rescue personnel took her to a nearby hospital as a precaution, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were investigating the incident.
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