IFD Dive Crews Remove Car Submerged In Pond

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) officials say the car submerged in a local retention pond Sunday, Dec. 31 was recovered by IFD Tactical Team 7 Wednesday, Jan. 3, with help from Greenwood Fire Dept. Dive Team, IEMS and Hix Wrecker Service. IFD officials add the woman rescued from the submerged car on New Year's Eve is still in critical condition at Eskenazi Hospital, as all of the IFD family continues to pray for a full recovery. Witnesses (listen through link below) told dispatch the woman drove onto the frozen pond at Sundance Apartments just minutes before the car broke through and was completely submerged 12 feet under water.

Frigid, dangerous temperatures delayed the car's removal from the pond until Wednesday around 2 p.m. Officials say apartment management worked with IFD to secure a warming location for the crews and access to the vehicle.

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IFD says two divers cut an entry hole into the ice just after 1:30 p.m., and a diver went into the water just before 2 p.m. What followed was getting the car hooked under water just after 2 p.m., and getting the car out nearly 15 minutes later.

There were no issues with the entire removal process which took a little over an hour, including water crews assisting with debris removal from pond after the car was taken out.

#IFD Tac Team 7 Car Removal at Sundance Apts with assistance from @greenwood_fire @IndianapolisEMS & Hix Wrecker pic.twitter.com/ZNbbvdeuq6
— IFD NEWS (@IFD_NEWS) January 3, 2018

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