It happened just before 4 p.m. in Hudson Park in New Rochelle, Westchester County.
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New Rochelle police divers responded and pulled the driver from the submerged car.
They say the man, 74-year-old Ralph Simpson, was unconscious and unresponsive and was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
While recovering the vehicle, divers located the second victim, a female found dead amid the debris in the car.
She was identified as the male victim's wife, 74-year-old Arlene Simpson.
Authorities blamed a lack of visibility in the water and Arlene Simpson's location in the car, as well as the clutter, for preventing her discovery during the initial recovery.
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The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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