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The Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement that the
two adults swam from the car to the surface at around 6 p.m.
local time, while the children had to be rescued from the
submerged vehicle near Berth 73.
Both of the children were described by the fire department as
being in a "grave condition", after being pulled from the car.
The Los Angeles Times, citing local officials, reported later
that one of the boys, a thirteen-year-old, had died.
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the incident.
"We don't know if the vehicle was driven into the water
intentionally or accidentally, and our investigation will
attempt to determine that," Los Angeles Police Captain Brian
Whitten told reporters, according to local broadcaster KTLA-TV.
Footage published by local broadcasters showed that authorities
were still trying to pull the car out of the water late on
Thursday night. KCAL-TV said witnesses saw the adults, a man and
a woman, screaming for someone to help their children.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Louise
Ireland)
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