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 van 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 at once 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 revealed they didn t think twice I remember specifically going Oh my gosh I can see her ' mentioned Slaughter She was unconscious when the water went up to her head explained Kennedy I just remember going OK we re going in ' explained 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 bus went down the woman and Kennedy were still inside I pulled myself into the car I just grabbed her he commented 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 noted Slaughter As for the officers they remain humble The credit goes to just beyond the four of us declared Slaughter But the officers are nevertheless being hailed as heroes for the swift rescue as experts warn of foreseen dangers like alligators in similar waters I figured with the impact of the car hopefully would have spooked everything away reported Kennedy The heroes aren t just the ones went in the water they re the other officers as well declared Slaughter Authorities disclosed the driver went off the road after she lost consciousness behind the wheel She was taken to the hospital to be checked out