Sunke! Quick-thinking teens assist elderly woman By Anna Marlo O'Angalo News Reporter da ngelodnsnewscom TONY Palova ds a tittle near sighted! Wher his six-year'otd son asked Hin what was dp The water at Cates Park ot [ridayy the Rlehmund rest dent eelded to put on fis hives and drive lis truck a little vloser for a better look, Ratina’s eves eventually: focused an the trunk af a submerging, cir witht TR tedres Cad tee) fran che shore. ‘The ear was doing, down near the boat lunch vt the Deep Cove park. fra panic, Malina parked! his velid- che and ray east fate the park fora phone. He found aman walking his dogs The man had a cell phone and called 9-Deb, “As soon as he gat aff the phone we couldn’ sve the car any more,” said Polina. By this time, a group of Grade 12 “stustents, from Seycove communily secondary at the park became aware of the sunken ear, The grad classmates were having, J barbecue, ‘Three students jumped into the water, A fourth elassmate Iater joined in. Palma sail police arrived within. minutes of the car ~ going under, Student Liam Maynard, 18, said the car was completely submerged in murky water'when fe and his class: mates first acted, a 2 They found the car. A seat cushion was blocking the back window, the only place the swhaomers could took in, “After that the cushion shifted over saw the head and an ear,” said Maynard. Student Erie Rosenburg smashed the back win- dow with a rock, cutting himself in the process, ~The swimmers, incliding another wan at this “point, were able to guide the elderly woman's floating body out ofthe car + The woman was brought to the surfiee and to the shore, CPR was started immediately. + North Vancouver ROMP Const. ‘Tom Seaman said he woman's pulse was detected, ‘To press time, the 79-year-old woman was in very serious condition at Lions Gate Hospital, said Seaman, Maynard: said the police were on the: shore when the students located the woman io the ear. “As soon as we said there was a body, then they thought it was necessary to come in,” said Maynard, Then we « Maynard said the wontan was in “rough shape" dnd blie in colar, The students estimate they spent 10 minutes in the water, The car went inshactly before aon, ~ After the rescue, Maynard spoke to reporters as he clutched a bright yellow bhinket wrapped around hin. He leaned: against one of several solice cars parked on the boat ramp. An ambur dance, havereralt and t fire truck were sitting idle onthe ramp, The woman's beige Honda sat at the edge of the water with a tow truck waiting, To press time, Const. Seaman said police did nat know why the car ended up inthe water. Seaman'’said the woman's family indicated the senior went for drives Gequently, : Meanwhile a concerned Palma and his son were sul at the boat launch as emergency crews were clearing out, Palma had gone to the park fora quiet day-long outing with bis son aboard their small power boat, ‘EMERGENCY rescue workers crowd the shoreline near the Cates Park boat Jaunch. Cal y ields PUR ME toe dn at a OE Oe be oe ta aator A 79-year-old woman fs quickly taken to hos her submerged car at Cates Park on Friday. ta ip a att hy, NEWS photon Terry Patera POLICE chock out a soaked Honda after It was removed from the water at North Vancouver's Cates Park on Friday afternoon. pital after being pulled from E caris brought to shore under the watchful eyes of rescue workers. ivers were Called in to look for other bodies. None were foynd.