Niagara Falls Car In Water
A Coast Guard diver is lowered from a hovering helicopter to pull a body from a submerged vehicle stuck in rushing rapids just yards from the brink of American Falls, one of three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls, Wednesday in Niagara Falls, New York. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

The U.S. Coast Guard pulled a body from a vehicle submerged in the rapids near Niagara Falls on Wednesday after authorities discovered the car about 50 yards from the edge of the falls.

The driver was identified as a local woman in her late 60s, said New York State Park Police Capt. Christopher Rola. The woman is believed to have been the only occupant of the car, and she was pronounced dead by authorities.

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“We have never had a vehicle in the water this close” to the edge of Niagara Falls, Rola said.

A rescue team lowered personnel from a helicopter to retrieve the body from the vehicle. Video posted to the Twitter account @NiagaraAction showed the rescue attempt.


Others posted pictures and videos of the rescue attempt to Twitter.


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A police investigation into what led the vehicle to submerge is underway. The car remained in the water on the U.S. side of Niagara Falls as investigators proceeded.