Good Samaritan and Teen Driver He Tried to Save in Canal Identified as South Florida High School Students, Reports Say

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By Angie DiMichele From South Florida Sun-Sentinel SUNRISE, Fla.—The families of two South Florida teenagers are grieving their losses after one boy got lost in Sunrise and drove into a lake, and the other’s last act was an attempt to rescue the driver from the sinking car. Venkata Krishnamurthy, 18, was driving to a Taco Bell after a basketball game about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday when he got lost in the 1200 block of Silver Palm Boulevard, WSVN-TV reported. He was on the phone trying to get directions when he drove into the water. Perry, 17, was out that night walking his dog with his mom in the area of Silver Lakes Boulevard and Northwest 12th Street, according to WTJV-TV, when he saw the car lose control and crash into the lake. He went into the water himself to try to save Krishnamurthy’s life. Perry was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. ...

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