PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – A 72-year-old woman who died after her car went into a drainage canal along a golf course at Sawgrass Country Club has been identified by the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said Dorothy Anne McCreery of Salt Creek Island Drive called 911 about 10 p.m. Sunday to say she was unable to get out of her vehicle and the interior was filling with water.
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After finding the car flipped and submerged along Salt Creek Island Drive, three deputies entered the water trying to rescue the McCreery, who was unresponsive. The deputies began CPR and reportedly regained a pulse along with SJC Fire-Rescue personnel, who performed advanced life saving measures before transporting McCreery to Beaches Baptist. Hospital staff said she could not be revived.
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"The vehicle was underwater essentially, but there was enough of it visible that we knew that the vehicle was at that location. Crews accessed the water immediately and were able to have her out of the vehicle within a minute of arrival probably," said Lt. Jeremy Robshaw with St. Johns County Fire Rescue. "Personnel on scene did certainly the very best they could. Ultimately, it is a tough situation. It's a very difficult situation. And certainly in this case a very tragic, sad scenario that unfolded."
Deputies are still investigating the cause of the crash.