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Good Samaritan helps rescue man, child after car ends up in Pompano Beach canal

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MIAMI - The Broward Sheriff's Office said a Good Samaritan helped to get a driver and a child from a car that ended up in a Pompano Beach canal on Wednesday night. 

BSO said it happened at around 8:30 p.m. in the area of Southwest 15th Street and Southwest 12th Avenue. 

The driver of the car lost control, crossed over a median, and possibly struck a guard rail before ending up in a canal, according to police. 

The driver and child were transported to a nearby hospital with injuries that were not expected to be life-threatening. 

Police did not identify the Good Samaritan. 

BSO is currently investigating this incident.

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