Married couple's heartbreaking final moments after their car became flooded

Emergency services made desperate attempts to save a couple who tragically died after their car was submerged in water, a coroner's court has heard. Elaine and Philip Marco were found after their Mercedes became trapped on Queens Drive, in Liverpool, last Saturday (August 26).

An inquest into the deaths of Elaine, 75, and Marco, 77, opened at Liverpool's Gerard Majella Courthouse this morning (September 1). The court heard police were called out to the scene at 9.21pm on Saturday, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Officers received reports that a vehicle had become submerged in water on Queens Drive, between North Mossley Hill Road and Dovecot Road, and that it was believed people were inside the car. Paramedics and firefighters joined police at the scene.

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Police located the body of Elaine Marco and began CPR on her. She was taken to the Royal Liverpool Hospital, where she was sadly pronounced dead at 10.50pm.

The inquest heard that the emergency services then continued the search of the flooded road and located the vehicle submerged in the water. It wasn't until 10.47pm that Mr Marco's body was discovered.

He too was treated at the scene before being taken to the same hospital and was sadly pronounced dead at 11.20pm. Both bodies were initially identified by Philip and Elaine's son, Simon Marco, and later their other son, Joshua Marco.

Coroner Andre Rebello confirmed that yesterday (Thursday) he released the bodies of the much-loved couple so that they can be buried later today (Friday). The couple were well-known in Liverpool's Jewish community.

Merseyside Police is leading an investigation into the circumstances of the deaths of