Two officers who were conducting 'flood watch' at a popular Tooele reservoir were able to rescue a 12-year-old girl who was trapped in a car that plummeted into the water, police say.
"flood watch" at a popular Tooele reservoir were able to rescue a 12-year-old girl who was trapped in a car that plummeted into the water Saturday afternoon by using their police-issued gun to shoot out a window and pull her out, police say.
"It was pretty frantic for a few minutes," said Mike Kramer, one of several people at the busy reservoir when it happened. "It was a do-or-die situation," he added. "It wasn't a situation where you could just sit there and think about it." He said the officers rushed to the scene, where the woman and boy had already managed to escape from the vehicle, which was now fully submerged underwater with the 12-year-old girl still inside. The officers tried to break open a window but the pressure was too much, so they used a gun to shoot out one of the windows of the minivan and pull the girl out to safety.
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