4 Palm Beach Gardens Police officers praised for swift rescue of woman after car crashes into canal

It was a race against time to save a woman trapped inside her car after she crashed into a Palm Beach Gardens canal as dedicated police officers dove in without a second thought and now they re being hailed as heroes Four Palm Beach Gardens Police officers answered the call last week Body camera video shows them straightaway jumping into a canal to save a driver who veered off the road and crashed into the water July Officers Kristen Slaughter and Josh Kennedy reported they didn t think twice I remember specifically going Oh my gosh I can see her ' commented Slaughter She was unconscious when the water went up to her head declared Kennedy I just remember going OK we re going in ' stated Slaughter Officers Sheldon Keel and Ryan Trudeau joined Slaughter and Kennedy as they swam roughly yards in murky water and broke into the victim s car As the van went down the woman and Kennedy were still inside I pulled myself into the car I just grabbed her he stated Working together the officers pulled the driver out and brought her to solid ground The motorist is now doing OK We were all just so concerned about her commented Slaughter As for the officers they remain humble The credit goes to just beyond the four of us mentioned Slaughter But the officers are nevertheless being hailed as heroes for the swift rescue as experts warn of prospective dangers like alligators in similar waters I figured with the impact of the car hopefully would have spooked everything away mentioned Kennedy The heroes aren t just the ones went in the water they re the other officers as well disclosed Slaughter Bureaucrats mentioned the driver went off the road after she lost consciousness behind the wheel She was taken to the hospital to be checked out