The woman lost control of her vehicle, which began to sink after it cracked through the pond’s icy surface. By the time police went into the water, the car was mostly submerged and the airbags were deployed.

Patrick Orr, the public information officer for the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, told Newsweek the roads were clear and the weather was cold but dry.

A Facebook post published on the Ada County Sheriff’s Office’s page stated that Deputy Dylan Sklar was driving to the department’s dispatch center at about 6 a.m. on February 6 when he saw the driver hit a berm, go over a curb and spin onto the ice.

“Sklar then saw the SUV crack the ice and begin to sink—and no one was getting out,” officials said in the post. The woman and officers faced dangerous consequences due to the frigid waters.

He alerted other officers in the area to the incident and said he was preparing to get into the water to save her.

“By that point, the SUV was mostly submerged and he could see the airbags inside had deployed,” the Facebook post stated.

Deputy Sean Dalrymple was nearby and arrived at the scene to help Sklar. The two took off their belts and gear to jump into the icy water. They swam to the car where they pulled the woman, who was alone in the vehicle, out through the window. They swam her back to the shore where paramedics were waiting.

Orr told Newsweek the water was about five and a half feet deep and the two officers swam out about 15 to 20 feet from the shore to save the woman.

“The woman appeared to be in shock from the collision, the airbags going off and the extreme cold,” the post stated. She was taken to the hospital to be treated for what officials said appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries.

From the time that the incident was called into the department’s dispatch to the time that the woman was removed from the water, the entire incident took about seven minutes.

According to the National Safety Council (NSC), drivers can prepare their cars to travel in the winter.

Testing the battery, ensuring the cooling system works and checking the tire pressure are just some ways a driver can “winterize” a car. Additionally, the NSC reported that the American Automobile Association recommends drivers avoid using cruise control in wintery conditions, accelerate and decelerate slowly and, if possible, don’t stop when going uphill.

The woman in the SUV reportedly also experienced shock from plunging into cold water.

“Plunging into cold water of any temperature becomes dangerous if you aren’t prepared for what the sudden exposure can do to your body and brain,” the piece with the National Weather Service stated. Even if the air feels warm, cold water can cause changes in breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.

Update 2/7/2022 5:45 p.m. ET: This story has been updated to include comments from Patrick Orr and a photo of the scene.