Pinal County Sheriff's Office finds car submerged in Gila River
Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in searching a vehicle that was almost completely submerged in the Gila River on Tuesday morning.
Pinal County Sheriff's Office deputies, along with other departments, inspected the vehicle at North Christensen Road, north of Highway 287, with the windows rolled down.
Deputies did not find anyone inside or near the vehicle. The agency said it would recover the vehicle once water levels had receded.
Lauren Reimer, an agency spokesperson, said the water was too high and too fast for deputies to safely view the car's license plate and contact the registered owner as of Wednesday evening.
PCSO RESPONDS TO VEHICLE IN RIVER
On 8/23/22 around 10:30am, PCSO received a report of a vehicle submerged in the Gila River near N. Christensen Rd., north of Hwy 287.
Upon arrival, Deputies found the vehicle nearly 100% underwater with the windows rolled down. pic.twitter.com/SejleEQlqh— Pinal County Sheriff’s Office (@PinalCSO) August 24, 2022
Reach the reporter Perry Vandell at 602-444-2474 or perry.vandell@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @PerryVandell.
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