Rescuers pulled three children from a minivan tossing in the surf at a Florida beach after their mother drove them into the Atlantic Ocean, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The mother, whose name has not been released, was undergoing mental health evaluation, according to the sheriff’s news release Wednesday afternoon (March 5). No one was seriously injured.

A videotape of the rescue recorded by a Canadian tourist showed lifeguards and bystanders at Daytona Beach frantically pulling the children, ages 3, 9 and 10, out of the van as it bobbed in the waves on Tuesday. The toddler was strapped into a booster seat.

Daytona Beach is popular for legal driving on its hard-packed sand. At about 5 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) Tuesday a beach safety officer noticed a Honda Odyssey minivan with South Carolina tags driving recklessly southbound in the surf, according to the release.

Bystanders were running alongside the van trying to get the driver to stop. The van suddenly turned east into the water.

The tourist’s video showed waves cresting over the van as rescuers struggled against window-high water to open its doors and reach the children. The surf lifted and turned the van parallel to the shore, nearly capsizing it.

Paramedics treated the mother and children on the beach and took them to the hospital. The children were released and turned over to the Florida Department of Children and Families. The nearly submerged van was towed out of the ocean.

The sheriff’s investigation is continuing.

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