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Indian River County, Florida — The Indian River County Sheriff's Office released body camera video of the rescue of a woman from her car that was overturned in a canal Saturday. On July 23, 2022 Deputies responded to a roll-over crash that landed in a canal with water in the 6700 block of 57th Street the morning of Saturday. A single occupant was trapped in the vehicle, suspended upside down by her seatbelt. While deputies worked to extract her, the woman's face became submerged in water. Sheriff’s Deputy Quang “Tony” Le was able to cut the driver's seatbelt and pull her face from the water. Indian River County Fire Rescue assisted and was able to load the woman onto a back board to be transported. She was airlifted to Lawnwood Trauma Center in stable condition.