The Coast Guard heroically attempts to save a woman when her car plunged into icy waters at Niagara Falls.
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In a daring mission just yards from the brink of Niagara Falls, U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew members on Wednesday pulled a woman’s body from a vehicle almost completely submerged in the frigid rapids.

“Today, we mourn the loss of a life,” U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes tweeted Wednesday evening. “We commend the readiness and courage demonstrated today by our crew to effect an 80ft. hoist from a submerged vehicle 20 yards from the top of Niagara Falls in foul weather.”

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