WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Officials used an ax to rescue two women from a car that crashed into the middle of a pond in Waterford Township, according to authorities.
UPDATE: Women pulled from car that crashed into pond die
The crash happened at 10:58 a.m. Wednesday in a small pond at the Saybrook Condominium Complex off Crescent Lake Road, south of Pontiac Lake Road.
First responders rescued a woman in her 70s and a handicapped woman from the car. They were taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, according to authorities.
The blue Ford came to rest near a fountain in the center of the pond. The ax was lying on top of the vehicle next to the open trunk.
Waterford Township police are continuing to investigate.
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