Marion County law enforcement officials made an unexpected discovery while responding to a report about a Jeep car flooded Lake o’ the Pines in eastern Texas. As they were about to pull the SUV out, they noticed a woman trapped inside and still alive.
post On FacebookThe Marion County Sheriff’s Office explained that a fisherman alerted authorities after making the discovery person who is about to The roof rises out of the water about 40 feet from the Woody’s Camp boat ramp on the south side of the lake. The officers called a drag truck to tow Jeep car out of the water, and they noticed the woman as they prepared to bring it back to shore. Local fishermen helped rescue her.
The woman has not been identified; All we know is that she was “safely rescued” from the Jeep (not sure if it was hers) and taken to a local hospital. Police quickly realized that the woman had been reported missing to the Longview Police Department a few hours earlier. “We don’t know how long the Jeep was in the water,” said Marion County Sheriff’s Office investigator Captain Chuck Rogers. speak NPR.
Photos posted on social media by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office show two men pulling a woman onto a jon boat next to a Wrangler almost completely submerged in water; Tuesday brake light is barely visible. The SUV was attached to a trailer, presumably so it wouldn’t sink. The investigation is ongoing, so details like how the Jeep fell into the lake and what the woman was doing inside it are not available.
“Nothing was discovered during the investigation to suggest that this case was anything more than an accident,” Rogers said. NPR.
As car enthusiasts, we can’t help but think that this story could have had a grim ending if the Wrangler had been fitted with a soft top.
