(WXYZ) — Two people are dead after driving their car into the St. Clair River late Sunday night.
According to Marine City police, they got reports of a vehicle driving at excessive speeds around 11:15 p.m.
When they responded to the area, they were notified of a vehicle floating in the St. Clair River.
They found that the vehicle was crashed through the steel guardrails and into the river.
Witnesses on a boat responded to the car, but were unable to get the two people inside out of the car.
Dive teams responded and began search-and-rescue efforts. They found the vehicle after about 50 minutes.
Inside, they found an 83-year-old man and an 86-year-old woman who had died.
