FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – No one was injured Monday when a car at a Fond du Lac park backed into and became submerged in Lake Winnebago.
Shortly after 7:30 p.m., Fond du Lac Fire Rescue was dispatched to Lakeside Park, near the walking bridge over the river leading to the lake off Frazier Drive, for a car that had backed into Lake Winnebago.
When police arrived on scene, they found two individuals “that appeared like they had been in the water and were later identified as the driver and passenger of the vehicle in the water.”
Both individuals were checked for injuries. Neither were transported to a hospital.
The vehicle was located in the river just off shore, filling with water.
Additional crews from Fire Rescue entered the river in water rescue suits to check the vehicle for any other occupants. After breaking the window, opening a door and searching the passenger compartment, no additional victims were found.
A local vehicle recovery company was called to remove car from the river.
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