A woman died bringing a child to safety after their car ended up in the river near Ketner’s Mill in Whitwell earlier this week, Marion County Sheriff Bo Burnett said.

Officials said they believe the woman worked to get the 10-year-old boy out of the car after it veered off the right side of the roadway and into the water.

The boy was able to swim to safety, but the woman’s body was recovered a short time later down the river.

Authorities said they don’t know what caused the car to run off the roadway at this time.

No names have been released.  The Tennessee Highway Patrol is still investigating exactly what happened