Crime & Safety
3 Rescued After Car Plunges Off Bridge Into Water In Austin
Water rescue along 11400 block of S. I-35 service road leaves victims with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.
AUSTIN, TX — Medics rescued three people pinned inside a vehicle after a motorist drove off a bridge into water early Saturday, according to emergency officials.
The water rescue occurred along the 11400 block of South Interstate 35 service road northbound, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. A StarFlight medical hospital also made the scene, medics noted.
Medics reported via Twitter that the three patients were transported to St. David's South Austin Medical Center with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries. Two of the patients were described as adults in their late teens while the age of the third victim was not disclosed.
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No further details were revealed. It's unclear what caused the car to drive off the bridge.
FINAL Water Rescue at 11400 blk S IH 35 SVRD NB: #ATCEMSMedics transporting 2nd & 3rd patients, both late teens adult males, to St. David's South Austin Medical Center, with serious, potentially life threatening injuries. No further updates planned, EMS is clear the scene.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) October 5, 2019
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