The Plymouth County Attorney’s Office identified the victim as Brendan McGuffigan, a Carver resident. Carver police responded to two 911 calls that said a vehicle had plunged into a cranberry swamp behind 7 Holmes Street. The first correspondents found a GMC Sierra on its roof on the lake, with the driver still inside the sunken vehicle. The police and the police chief immediately entered the water and started working to get the driver out of his truck. They were assisted by many other people on the scene, as well as additional public security personnel who were finally able to get into the sunken vehicle and pull out the only passenger. Carver EMS carried out rescue measures and the man was transported to Beth Israel Hospital in Plymouth, but did not survive “despite the Heraklion rescue efforts of all those involved,” police said. A member of the victim’s family, who also tried to help with the rescue, was also taken to hospital, according to police. Carver’s police acknowledged the rescue efforts, saying: “While the results were not what everyone hoped for, we must acknowledge the outstanding efforts made by the public security staff and our citizens at the scene to do their best. they could afford the victim. the best chance of survival “. According to a preliminary investigation, it appears that McGuffigan left the dirt road under an embankment in a lake and the motor vehicle landed upside down in the water, trapping him in the truck. The area where the Sierra left the road looked wet and muddy and narrow in some places, the DA office said. Police said that while this appears to be a very tragic accident, they are being investigated by both Carver and the state police.
