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Good Samaritan Jumps Into Action, Rescues Woman From Sinking Vehicle In Miami-Dade Canal

"I left my stuff, went in the water and I was able to pull the woman out." But he looked back and the that the man was still inside the car.

May 2, 2021

A Good Samaritan jumped into action to pull a woman out of a vehicle early Saturday morning after somehow it ended up in a canal in Miami-Dade.

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“There were two people in the car. The woman was calling 911 and told me she could not swim,” said Roberto Gonzalez, who says he immediately dove into the canal.

“I left my stuff, went in the water and I was able to pull the woman out. But when I brought her to the shore and looked back, I realized the car had completely submerged underwater and the man was still inside,” said Gonzalez.

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