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SUV lands in pool at country club in Lakeland

Lakeland police say a woman accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake. She was not injured.

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Wednesday morning crash ended with a car in a swimming pool at a Lakeland country club.

Police were called around 7:43 a.m. to the pool on Grouse Drive, where Sandpipers Golf & Country Club is located. 

Crews are now working to remove the submerged white SUV. Video of the scene shows a crane lined up in the adjacent parking lot.

A spokesperson from the Lakeland Police Department said a senior woman accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake. She was able to get out of the car and was not injured.

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