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The driver inside this car was trapped as his vehicle began to sink. Image from First Arriving video.

VIDEO: Diver Filming Mock Water Rescue Stumbles on Real Emergency

It’s the kind of pure-panic moment that isn’t often caught on camera: A car crashes into the water at Tydings Park in Havre de Grace, trapping a driver inside his now-sinking vehicle.

When it happened on Sunday afternoon, the all-volunteer Susquehanna Hose Company just happened to be in the area, filming a mock dive rescue with a production crew. The Hose Company’s captain tells Cheryl Costello he was in exactly the right place at the right time. Watch below: