Deputies in Martin County are being called heroes after racing into a canal to rescue two people stuck in an overturned car.

Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said it happened off of Rt. 714 in the northwestern section of the county. Latest Forecast

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“If you’ve been out there, you know it’s dark and desolate out there,” Budensiek said.

The Sheriff said a husband and wife were driving on Rt. 714 Saturday night, around 10:30 p.m., when they were hit by another car that just kept going.

“Looks like it was sort of clipped in the back, spun out of control, left the road, rotated over onto its roof, and landed in a canal,” Budensiek said.

The area where this happened is very rural, with the roads surrounded by thick brush.

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