FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – One person is dead after a car plunged into a retention pond in Sunrise Tuesday night.
It happened along NW 12th Avenue near Silver Palm Boulevard, just north of I-595 around 10:20 p.m.
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According to a man who showed up at the scene, his girlfriend’s 17-year-old son jumped into the water to try and help those in the car. He said the teen died.
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Police and emergency crews arrived at the scene and a dive team was sent into the water. It’s not clear what was found.
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Police remained on the scene overnight and another dive team is set to go into the water on Wednesday morning to see what they can find.
