{"id":226050,"date":"2026-04-10T09:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/226050\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:18:15","slug":"elderly-couple-rescued-after-vehicle-slides-into-pond-during-heavy-downpours-in-port-st-lucie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/226050\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly couple rescued after vehicle slides into pond during heavy downpours in Port St. Lucie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.- Police in Port St. Lucie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/watch\/fmc-g2l5326ge2ez2j11\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Florida&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Florida<\/a>, rescued an elderly couple from a vehicle that ended up submerged in a pond after crashing during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/watch\/fmc-apwa6b2kvfzhu55t\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:heavy downpours;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;heavy downpours&quot;}\" class=\"link \">heavy downpours <\/a>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/severe-storm-threat-dampen-spring-break-texas-florida-week\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Final Day Of Heavy Rain Soaks Drought-stricken Florida With Life-threatening Rip Currents Lasting Into Weekend;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Final Day Of Heavy Rain Soaks Drought-stricken Florida With Life-threatening Rip Currents Lasting Into Weekend&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Final Day Of Heavy Rain Soaks Drought-stricken Florida With Life-threatening Rip Currents Lasting Into Weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Relentless rainfall has been battering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/watch-police-respond-call-sharp-toothed-home-intruder-having-its-own-pool-party\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Florida\u2019&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Florida\u2019<\/a>s Atlantic Coast, dropping several inches across the eastern half of the state and raising the potential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/hawaii-devastating-flood-rain-kona-low\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:flash flooding;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;flash flooding&quot;}\" class=\"link \">flash flooding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Early Wednesday morning, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/port-saint-lucie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Port St. Lucie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Port St. Lucie&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Port St. Lucie<\/a> Police Department responded to a crash near E. Caribbean Drive and Cam De Entrada, where a vehicle carrying two elderly passengers ended up submerged in a pond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/watch\/fmc-c1jfgthfbgwcj3g1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch: Florida Drivers Battle Flooded Streets In Sewall\u2019s Point Amid Multiple Rounds Of Heavy Downpours;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch: Florida Drivers Battle Flooded Streets In Sewall\u2019s Point Amid Multiple Rounds Of Heavy Downpours<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Video shows the car covered up to the base of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/watch\/fmc-t5wy6dq16zuwspcp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:windshield;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;windshield&quot;}\" class=\"link \">windshield<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to local news reports, the elderly woman made a wrong turn and tried to reverse when the vehicle slid into the pond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once on scene, officers immediately waded into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/grand-canyon-enters-stage-3-water-restrictions-following-another-south-rim-pipe-break\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:water;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;water&quot;}\" class=\"link \">water<\/a> and safely pulled the occupants from the submerged vehicle. Footage captures their heroic efforts as each individual is carefully brought to safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/crews-rescue-hiker-stung-bees-over-100-times-arizona\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Crews Rescue Hiker That Was Critically Injured After Being Stung By Bees Over 100 Times In Arizona;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Crews Rescue Hiker That Was Critically Injured After Being Stung By Bees Over 100 Times In Arizona&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Crews Rescue Hiker That Was Critically Injured After Being Stung By Bees Over 100 Times In Arizona<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the police department, the couple was medically evaluated and transported to the hospital as a precaution and are in good health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:How To Watch Fox Weather;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;How To Watch Fox Weather&quot;}\" class=\"link \">How To Watch Fox Weather<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a Facebook post about the incident, officers reminded the public that driving carefully is especially important in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:hazardous weather;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;hazardous weather&quot;}\" class=\"link \">hazardous weather<\/a> conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Original article source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/watch-elderly-couple-rescued-vehicle-pond-heavy-downpours-florida\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch: Elderly couple rescued after vehicle slides into pond during heavy downpours in Port St. Lucie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch: Elderly couple rescued after vehicle slides into pond during heavy downpours in Port St. Lucie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. 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