Overview
- A car went into the Seekonk River near the Taft Street boat ramp shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, and family members later said the trip was a driving lesson for a 19-year-old.
- A bystander on a jet ski attempted to help and another witness called 911, and first responders arrived at the scene within about three minutes of the call.
- Search and recovery operations resumed the next day with Pawtucket police, Pawtucket fire, Rhode Island State Police and other state agencies coordinating dive and crane teams.
- Dive teams reported extremely strong currents and very poor underwater visibility, conditions that complicated the recovery of the submerged vehicle on Monday.
- Pawtucket police confirmed a dive team recovered the vehicle and the three occupants, relatives publicly identified the victims as Floridalma, 45, Nora, 19, and a 2-year-old granddaughter named Ana, and authorities are continuing formal identification and asking for privacy.