PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — 3 people are dead after authorities said a driver lost control and crashed into a canal in Palm Beach County on Sunday.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said a Jeep Wrangler, driven by Luis Flores, 24, of Lake Worth, was heading eastbound on Southern Boulevard around 5:30 a.m. and entered the offramp for Congress Avenue.
Flores lost control around the offramp curve and plowed into a canal.
The force of the crash ripped the roof of the Wrangler off.
The sheriff's office said Flores and two passengers, Cindy Castro, 21, of Lake Worth, and Vanessa Saenz, 20, of Coconut Creek, were all thrown from the vehicle and landed in the water.
Dive teams located the bodies of all three victims in the canal, Castro on Sunday, and Flores and Saenz on Monday morning.
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There’s now a memorial where the victims went off the road. The victims' families have been mourning all day Monday, gathered together as they try to make sense of it all.
At the offramp near Southern Boulevard and Congress Avenue, balloons are placed to remember the lives of Flores, Castro, and Saenz of coconut creek.
According to family members, Flores and Castro are cousins and originally from El Salvador.
"My nephew was a good kid. And what could I say? There are no words for what happened," said Maria Cabrera, Flores' aunt.
Castro’s brother told WPTV his sister was a caring person, full of life, and wanted to study in the field of medicine.
"We are devastated and sad for what happened," said Jaime Castro. "I will remember her as a fun girl who was filled with love. There isn’t any words that would describe how devastated we are."
Cabrera said she first learned about the crash as she was getting out of church Sunday.
"Twenty minutes later, my sister called and told me that he was in an accident and they only found his cousin Cindy. I went this morning to the crash site and saw them take out my nephew's body out of the canal," Cabrera said.
Funeral arrangements are being made by the family.
