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A woman is recovering in hospital after she was rescued by a police officer from her submerged car which plunged into a creek.
The 60-year-old driver crashed into a creek on Sydney’s Northern Beaches about 12.30am on Sunday.
Emergency services responded to reports of a car leaving the roadway on Pittwater Road at Dee Why.
The car crashed through bushes and landed in Dee Why Lagoon.
Officers from Northern Beaches Police Area Command found the driver — and only occupant of the VW Golf sedan — still inside the partially submerged car.
A female police officer managed to save the woman from drowning, freeing her from the car which was “quickly taking on water”.
The car became fully submerged shortly after the woman was rescued.
NSW Ambulance Paramedics examined the 60-year-old at the scene before she was taken to Northern Beaches Hospital for observation.
Acting Inspector Adrian De Visser praised Probationary Constable Kiesha McJannet for saving the driver from drowning.
“Probationary Constable McJannet has only been in the New South Wales Police Force since June 2023 – her selfless actions of entering the water and saving a woman from a precarious position is deserving of praise,” he said.
Crews will attempt to retrieve the vehicle from the lagoon on Sunday.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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