Good Samaritans save elderly woman from submerged car in Mission Bay [Video]

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — An elderly woman was rescued by three good Samaritans after her car plunged into the water following a traffic accident on Friday, police said.

The incident occurred around 11:34 a.m. near the intersection of Mission Bay Drive and Bluffside Avenue. According to Sgt. Williams, the woman, in her 70s, was driving south on Mission Bay Drive when she collided with the car in front of her.

The woman lost control of her vehicle, striking metal poles and crashing through a fence. Her white Honda then flipped in the air and landed upside down in the Rose Creek canal.

Williams said three men, including Lyft driver Juan Castillo, witnessed the accident and immediately ran to the creek. They waded through heavy mud and three feet of water to reach the woman, who was unconscious inside the submerged car.

“I saw this white vehicle coming off the ramp …