VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A woman was rescued after driving her car into the water near the Back Deck and Bubba's Seafood on Shore Drive in Virginia Beach on Friday afternoon, a manager at Bubba's confirmed to News 3.
Video shared with WTKR News 3 depicts a chaotic scene in the water as what appeared to be four individuals jumped into the water to try and break the person out of the black SUV.
The manager said the person was sent to the hospital; although, their condition is not currently known.
News 3's Colter Anstaett spoke with Jeremy Way, a U.S. Navy aviation rescue swimmer who was dining at the Back Deck when he saw the car go in the water.
Watch now: Jeremy Way recounts the daring rescue of woman who drove her car into water
Way told Anstaett that his training kicked in and he immediately jumped in the water. When they reached the woman at the window, he reported the woman said "I don't wanna be here, let me die." But after some coaxing, she agreed to let them rescue her.
But at that point, according to Way, the electronics in the car were not operating, which forced the Good Samaritans to have to break the windows to get her out.
Virginia Beach police said this incident was reported at 1:17 p.m. and confirmed they are investigating.
News 3 Chief Meteorologist David Aldrich said the water temperature in the area is around 45°.
News 3 has sent a crew to the scene, check back for updates.
