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A Philadelphia man who happened to be driving by pulled a woman out of her car as it was sinking into a small lake in Bristol Borough Wednesday afternoon.
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Police Sgt. Joe Moors said the woman lost control of her sedan in the area of Commerce Circle by the McDonald’s around 2:55 p.m. The vehicle ended up off the roadway and in the lake off Commerce Circle.
The Philadelphia man was driving by and saw the incident unfold. He exited his vehicle and jumped into the cold water, pulling the woman out of the sinking car through the passenger side, Moors said.
The woman and man who rescued her both escaped injuries.
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Several fire companies responded to the scene and launched a boat into the water.
The car was pulled up from the lake by a tow truck after several tree branches were removed to make a path.
