Two teens dead after car plunges into Broward canal. One was trying to save the other.
An 18-year-old was killed after he lost control of his car and plunged into a canal in Sunrise, police said.
A 17-year-old good Samaritan who jumped into the water to try and rescue him also needed a rescue, and was taken to the hospital, where he died, Sunrise police said.
The crash happened around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday near the Sawgrass Mills mall, in the area of Northwest 12th Street and Silver Palm Boulevard, police said.
Police have not yet identified either victim.
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NBC 6 Miami says the 17-year-old was with his mother in the area when he tried to rescue the 18-year-old — but he, too, went underwater.
Gary Grove, who lives in the neighborhood, told NBC 6, “It’s just unfortunate, who knows what happened when he went in there to try to open the door, maybe he got caught up in it. It’s very sad, very brave act to do something like that. It’s sad to lose your life over that. My condolences to the family.”
CBS 4 spoke with a 12th grader at Western High School, which they believe the 17-year-old attended, who told the station, “It was a selfless act. Throwing yourself in there like that. It’s so sad what happened to him, but it is beautiful what he did. It hit me because a lot of my friends are 17 and you think about losing them.”
Miami Herald staff writer Devoun Cetoute contributed to this report.
This story was originally published April 20, 2022 at 8:06 AM.
