Divers pull submerged car from pond in Mount Prospect
Posted April 01, 2022 1:00 am
Mount Prospect fire department divers helped pull a submerged car from a pond Friday night in the 1660 block of South Elmhurst Road.
At 7:17 p.m., police responded to a report of a vehicle entering a pond.
A woman who fire officials identified as the driver was taken to a hospital for evaluation. She had escaped the vehicle before first responders arrived.
Fire department divers Kevin Swat and Tom Hamann entered the pond chain the submerged Ford Fusion to a tow truck, which then pulled the vehicle out.
Divers Kevin Swat and Tom Hamann in a pond where a car is submerged.
Steve Zalusky/szalusky@dailyherald.com
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