BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, Fla. (WSVN) — A woman who crashed into a canal off Bay Harbor Islands has died.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue divers were called to the scene in the area of West Broadview Drive and 103rd Street, at around 10:45 a.m., Wednesday.
Michael Hernandez said he saw a white car driving normally before it made a sudden turn through an empty lot and into Biscayne Bay.
“It was like a little bit of a turn and then go,” he said. “They were trying to resuscitate her. I mean, she was still with it. She was still conscious.”
Crews pulled the woman, described to be somewhere in her 50s, out of the water before taking her to a waiting air rescue helicopter.
She was airlifted to Aventura Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
Investigators have not released the woman’s name.
7SkyForce HD captured the divers surrounding the submerged vehicle and a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue boat nearby. Cellphone video captured police on the scene of the crash.
7News cameras showed the woman’s white Audi A4 sedan being pulled from the water and towed from the scene.
Bay Harbor Islands Police were guarding the scene, but the investigation has since been turned over to Miami-Dade Police.
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