Deputies and firefighters rescue child and adult from partially submerged vehicle

On Friday, January 5, Deputy Prevatt and Deputy Lichty responded to a crash with injuries involving two adults and a small child after their vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a ditch filled with water.

When deputies arrived, they found a dazed and bleeding male outside of the vehicle and noticed that an adult female and small child in a car seat were still trapped inside the vehicle just above the water.

Deputies forced entry into the car and, with the aid of firefighters from the Palm Coast Fire Department that had arrived to assist, pulled the child out of the partially submerged car. The child, who was alert and conscious, was turned over to firefighters and paramedics for evaluation and treatment. Deputies then worked as a team with firefighters to rescue the female from the vehicle.

All occupants were transported to AdventHealth-Palm Coast for treatment, and the crash investigation was turned over to Florida Highway Patrol.