Woman dies after SUV leaves road, sinks in Indianapolis pond
Posted July 12, 2021 7:00 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A woman has died after the SUV she was driving left a roadway, crossed a ditch and sank in an Indianapolis pond.
She was pronounced dead about 3 a.m. Monday at a hospital after emergency responders pulled the vehicle from the water, authorities said.
The vehicle went into the pond about 2:20 a.m. Bystanders helped pull a 38-year-old man who had been in the SUV up an embankment from the water. He was later listed in good condition at a hospital.
Firefighters estimated the pond to be up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) deep.
The crash into the pond and the woman's death are under investigation.
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