Woman dies after car crashes into river in Barnstead
Town fire chief discovers partially submerged vehicle Share Updated: 7:09 PM EDT Mar 15, 2021
Town fire chief discovers partially submerged vehicle Share Updated: 7:09 PM EDT Mar 15, 2021
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Show Transcript WMURS. MIKE CRONIN HAS MORE FROM BARNSTEAD. AUTHORITIES SAY THE VICTIM DROVE ACROSS A LAWN AND CRASHED INTO BIG RIVER WHERE THE WATER IS ABOUT SIX FEET DEEP THIS MORNING FIRE CHIEF AL POULIN OF BARNSTEAD AND ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER WERE ON DUTY AND DRIVING ON ROUTE 126. WHEN THE FIRE CHIEFS SPOTTED THE TOYOTA PRIUS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN THE RIVER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS JUST UP THE STREET. SO CREWS WERE IN THE WATER QUICKLY, BUT NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE THE BODY OF A WOMAN WAS RECOVERED DOWNSTREAM POULIN. THE VICTIM IS FROM ALLENSTOWN AND WAS LAST HEARD FROM BY FAMILY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER 4 O’CLOCK. WE DO KNOW THAT SHE DID EXIT THE VEHICLE. WE DID FIND CAR KEYS IN HER POCKE