A pair of socialites traveling from Miami’s exclusive Fisher Island to the mainland died when their Mercedes-Benz rolled off the car ferry and into the water in a freak tragedy, authorities said.
Viviane Brahms, 75, of Harrison in Westchester County, and driver Emma Afra, 63, who lived in the tony enclave, were found unresponsive inside the blue vehicle submerged in the channel, The Miami-Dade Police Department said in a Wednesday statement.
The ferry operator told police that the vehicle fell overboard around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Hours later, around 9:30 p.m., local fire rescue scanners reported the current was so strong that crews decided to “abandon trying to float the vehicle” until 10:30 p.m., according to the Miami Herald.
After an exhaustive search, authorities recovered the vehicle with both women unresponsive inside.
The police department is conducting the death investigation, and the US Coast Guard is probing how the car fell overboard, according to police.
A photo obtained by Local 10 News shows an empty space and a barrier that appears to be crushed at the front of a boat named Pelican.
A pair of socialites traveling from Miami’s exclusive Fisher Island to the mainland died when their Mercedes-Benz rolled off the car ferry and into the water in a freak tragedy, authorities said.
Viviane Brahms, 75, of Harrison in Westchester County, and driver Emma Afra, 63, who lived in the tony enclave, were found unresponsive inside the blue vehicle submerged in the channel, The Miami-Dade Police Department said in a Wednesday statement.
The ferry operator told police that the vehicle fell overboard around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Hours later, around 9:30 p.m., local fire rescue scanners reported the
current was so strong that crews decided to “abandon trying to float the
vehicle” until 10:30 p.m., according to the Miami Herald.
After an exhaustive search, authorities recovered the vehicle with both
women unresponsive inside.
The police department is conducting the death investigation, and the US
Coast Guard is probing how the car fell overboard, according to police.
A photo obtained by Local 10 News shows an empty space and a barrier that
appears to be crushed at the front of a boat named Pelican.
滚装船就是祸害，当然，老而不死是为贼
老汉自己打算自我放逐到二本去，降低一下自己的社会危害。
估计老太太动作慢，车开始滑了跑不出来。
Likely the driver put it in N instead of P, and forgot
to apply parking brake. They paid for this stupidity
with their lives. Sad.
泡了几个小时了还非要Unresponsive，这是什么臭毛病
。。。
东北部这边的轮渡，上车那个位置都是吊桥。开船的时候都是拉起来挡住口子的。那里有这样敞口拿布档着？
发展中国家，别要求太高了
【在 dramawatcher(狗蛋大)的大作中提到：】
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拉根铁链就能挡住吧。。。。。