Medical Emergency Sends Vehicle Into Water in Gilford

A mother and her young child are recovering after their car went off the road and into a pond in Gilford.

Officials say the incident happened Sunday when the driver of an SUV suffered a medical emergency while driving near Weirs Road.

The medical emergency caused the SUV to go off the road near Meadowbrook Lane, through the woods, across several yards of nearby homes and eventually into a small pond.

Witnesses used knives to cut the mother and her young child out of the vehicle.

Both were taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay.

Police have not announced what the medical emergency was the driver suffered.