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Two people dead after Hooe Lake car plunge | Two people dead after Hooe Lake car plunge |
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Two people who were pulled from a submerged car after it plunged into an estuary have died. | Two people who were pulled from a submerged car after it plunged into an estuary have died. |
The vehicle came off the road and fell 20 feet (6m) into Hooe Lake in Plymouth, Devon, just before 14:00 BST, Devon and Cornwall Police said. | The vehicle came off the road and fell 20 feet (6m) into Hooe Lake in Plymouth, Devon, just before 14:00 BST, Devon and Cornwall Police said. |
Police officers and members of the public entered the water in an effort to rescue the pair. | Police officers and members of the public entered the water in an effort to rescue the pair. |
A man, 75, was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and a woman was also recovered from the vehicle. | |
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Officers carried out resuscitation on the man after they pulled him from the Peugeot estate car which had turned on its roof. | |
A woman was also recovered from the vehicle by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. | A woman was also recovered from the vehicle by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. |
John Wheeler, an eyewitness, said: "I saw what I believe was a policeman jump in the water and swim and wade out to the submerged vehicle." | John Wheeler, an eyewitness, said: "I saw what I believe was a policeman jump in the water and swim and wade out to the submerged vehicle." |
Emergency services including the air ambulance, the coastguard and the lifeboat service attended. | Emergency services including the air ambulance, the coastguard and the lifeboat service attended. |
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