The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says an elderly female driver accidentally drove her car into the Erie Canal at Schoen Place in Pittsford late Friday afternoon.

The sheriff’s office says the 91-year-old woman was rescued from her car by the Pittsford Fire Department. She suffered minor injuries and was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital as a precaution.

The sheriff’s office SCUBA team worked to get the sunken car out of the water.

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