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77-year-old woman dies after car plunges into Schuylkill River in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Woman dies after crashing into Schuylkill River in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Woman dies after crashing into Schuylkill River in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 00:27

A woman has died after her car went down an embankment and plunged into Schuylkill River Tuesday morning, officials said.

The car went under around 9:30 a.m. near the 600 block of Righters Ferry Road in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County dispatchers said.

Lower Merion Township police said the driver was a 77-year-old woman. Two Lower Merion officers and a Union Fire Company firefighter were the first to arrive on the scene, and they pulled the woman from the vehicle.

She was taken to Lankenau Hospital by a Narberth Ambulance and later died, a Lower Merion Township spokesperson said.

The officers and firefighter were also sent for medical examination but are expected to be released.

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