Man, Woman Dead After SUV Plunges Into Echo Bay: UPDATE

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — An SUV crashed into the waters off of New Rochelle Tuesday and two people are dead. The accident, which happened around 3 p.m. at Hudson Park in New Rochelle, saw one man pulled from the submerged vehicle at first.

About an hour later, another body was found and taken away, CBS New York reported.

Witnesses said the vehicle had been seen driving erratically in the beach's parking area.

A press release from the New Rochelle Police Department said a call was received at 2:54 p.m. about a vehicle crashing through the railing and going into the water at Hudson Park.

New Rochelle police divers responded and pulled the driver, who was unconscious and unresponsive, from the car. The man was treated by paramedics and New Rochelle Fire Department personnel at the scene, before being transported to Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital.

While recovering the vehicle from the water, police divers found a second person in the SUV.

The second person was a woman, the Journal News reported.

The discovery of the second person's body during the initial recovery was hampered by the lack of visibility in the water of Echo Bay and where in the vehicle the body was located, police said.

The victims have not been identified pending family notification.

Police said that anyone with information about the accident is urged to contact the New Rochelle Police Department’s Traffic Unit at 914-654-2220.

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