MIAMI - Police said a child had to be transported to a local hospital Monday afternoon after a vehicle ended up submerged in an SW Miami-Dade canal. 

It happened at around 4 p.m. in the area of SW 127th Avenue and SW 232nd Street in Homestead.

Images from Chopper4 showed what appeared to be a submerged vehicle in a body of water under a bridge. 

Homestead police and Miami-Dade police units could be seen near the canal. Fire rescue units were also at the scene, rendering assistance.

The victim, who was described as a minor, was pulled out of the vehicle by a good Samaritan, according to police. 

Others in the vehicle were unharmed.  

Authorities are investigating what may have caused the vehicle to go into the body of water.