Coast Guard swimmer pulls body from car above Niagara Falls

By CAROLYN THOMPSON
Associated Press

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew braved poor visibility and frigid rapids to reach a car partly submerged in water near the brink of Niagara Falls, then lowered a rescue swimmer on a hoist who pulled out the driver trapped inside. The woman did not survive. Petty Officer 2nd Class Derrian Duryea, a Detroit-based rescue swimmer, spent about two minutes recovering the body from the car as water surged past. Authorities said Wednesday the lone occupant was a woman in her 60s who lived in the area. It was unclear how the car got into the river.