Teen Dead After Truck Found in Canal in Sarasota County

Teen dead after truck found in canal in Sarasota County

VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — A 19-year-old was found dead Sunday after authorities located his vehicle overturned in a canal. According to a release from the City of Venice, at 6:52 a.m. Venice police, along with Venice Fire Rescue units, responded to the area of Ranch Road and Rustic Road regarding reports of a vehicle submerged in the Cow Pen Slough Canal. Credit: City of VeniceCredit: City of VeniceCredit: City of VeniceCredit: City of Venice At the…

Teen found dead in Venice canal after car crash: officials

A 19-year-old man was found dead inside a red Ford Ranger in the Cow Pen Slough Canal in Venice early on Sunday morning, according to the city.

Large gators block rescuers from Florida man in submerged truck

Alligator | iStock You may think that crashing your truck into water is bad enough. However, rescuers couldn’t get to one Florida man in a submerged truck because it was surrounded by large alligators. Some were over seven feet long.  Alligators block rescuers from Florida man in submerged truck  Police officers responded to the scene of a wreck near Cow Pen Slough Canal in Venice and quickly called for rescue divers. They determined that a truc…