A woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after her vehicle entered the water in Otonabee-South Monaghan early Tuesday.
Peterborough County OPP, along with EMS and fire, responded to Wood Duck Drive just before 12:30 a.m. after a witness reported that a vehicle had driven off the road at what appeared to be full speed and had gone directly into the water.
The caller also advised that they had not seen anyone emerge from the vehicle which was sinking into the water.
Officers arrived minutes after the call and after quickly assessing the situation, three officers located a small boat and paddled out to where the taillights were still visible from the submerged vehicle.
Officers entered the water, managing to pull the driver from the vehicle and take them to shore where paramedics and firefighters took over life saving efforts.
The driver, a 45-year-old female from Port Elgin, ON., was transported to a local hospital and later taken to a Toronto trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.
The vehicle was later removed from the lake.
