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Bodycam Footage Shows Orlando Police Officers Save Driver From Sinking Car

August 19, 2023

Dramatic bodycam footage has emerged of Orlando Police Department officers heroically rescuing a trapped driver from a sinking car in a heart-pounding incident that unfolded on August 6.

Credit: Orlando Police Department

Police said the vehicle which was occupied by a single driver drove over the embankment while attempting to negotiate the on-ramp corner.

When units responded, the vehicle was partially submerged and the driver was attempting to break the window.

Two officers took off their heavy gear and waded into the water. The were able to break a window and pull the occupant out just moments before the vehicle became fully submerged.

Officers standing on the shore pulled the driver to safety with a rope.

Watch the bodycam footage below.