BOSTON (WHDH) - Police recovered the bodies of a man and woman from a car that was found submerged in South Boston Friday afternoon, sources said.
Emergency crews recovered the damaged, white Ford Escape from about 40 feet of water about 15 feet away from the Raymond L. Flynn Black Falcon Cruise Terminal in the Seaport District. They say it may have been there for days.
Divers were able to extricate the female victim and bring her body to shore. The male victim could not be extricated from the vehicle while underwater, so divers hooked tow cables to the entire vehicle and a truck winched it out. The male victim was recovered from the vehicle once it was on land.
Distraught relatives arrived at the scene and could be seen consoling each other as they tried to understand what may have happened to their loved ones.
The identities of the victims have not yet been released.
It’s unclear what led to the vehicle being in the water though investigators say it must have happened earlier this week.
Breaking: SUV pulled from the water behind the black falcon terminal in Boston where divers have recovered 2 bodies #7news pic.twitter.com/JeKcR2WT7A
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) August 14, 2020
Divers have located a car in the water at the Black Falcon Terminal in Boston…no word if anyone is in the car #7news pic.twitter.com/t0GML58jNK
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) August 14, 2020
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