5 children die when car falls into canal

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: April 15, 1999 | Copyright information

A car carrying two women and five children plunged into a swift-flowing irrigation canal, trapping them inside.

The women managed to crawl through a window and float to safety, but the boy...

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