Police: Teen dies after car was submerged in retention pond

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis area authorities say the 18-year-old is dead after the car he was driving became submerged in an apartment complex retention pond.

Wayne Township Fire Department spokesman Michael Pruitt says in a Sunday statement that the department received calls of a submerged car at Mariner's Village Apartments around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The passengers included a 17-year-old female who was able to escape and swim to shore. She was hospitalized and released.

Witnesses told authorities that the 18-year-old male also escaped but didn't make it to shore. Rescue divers pulled the 18-year-old from the water just before 10:30 p.m. The teen was transported to a hospital in critical condition.

Indianapolis police are investigating.

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Information from: The Indianapolis Star, http://www.indystar.com