A woman was found dead after a car floating in Niagara River came close to going over the Falls, authorities in New York say.
The identity of the woman has not been released but she's believed to be in her late 60s, New York State Parks Police Captain Chris Rola said at a news conference.
Authorities were alerted to the vehicle just before 12 p.m. Rola said the car was floating in the river toward the brink of Niagara Falls. Witnesses told police that they believed a person was inside the car. A picture from the scene shows the car nearly fully submerged with the trunk open. The vehicle became hung up on rocks just some 50 yards short of the edge of the Falls,State Parks Police say witnesses reported seeing the car floating down the Niagara River shortly before noon Wednesday before it became hung up on rocks just some 50 yards shy of the brink of the Falls."Due to the area where the vehicle was, our swift water team was not able to make a recovery," Rola said.
Rola said the woman was driving the car. Officials believe only one person was in the car, and said it entered the river through an area between a pedestrian bridge and the vehicle bridge. An investigation into the incident continues, including determining why the car ended up in the river.This is a developing story; check back for updates.
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