NLFPD Fishes Car Out of Pond

New Lenox Fire Protection District fished a car out of the pond at Lincoln-Way Central High School.

Divers from NLFPD about 10 a.m. April 27 pulled a vehicle from the pond on the north end of Lincoln-Way Central High School, 18001 E. Lincoln Highway. According to NLFPD Battalion Chief Chris Ward, the car went in the pond about 9 a.m. the day before.

The vehicle, a silver Saturn, belonged to a teacher at Lincoln-Way Central High School. The identity of the vehicle's owner has not been released.  

Ward said she had parked her car along the edge of the lot in front of the pond about 30-minutes to an hour before it was discovered to have entered the water. "I'm not going to speculate how it got in the water," he added.

School officials discovered the car in the pond and notified NLFPD. Ward said it was partially submerged on Friday, but it wasn't an emergency. Retrieval was organized for Saturday. "We got about 10 guys (from Mutual Aid Box Alarm System 19) to sign-up." 

Divers from NLFPD along with Frankfort and Palos Heights fire protection districts worked to tow the vehicle out of the water. "It was about 13 or 14-feet under," he said. The vehicle had rolled about 25 feet into the pond.

It took about 30 minutes to get the vehicle out of the water, Ward said.

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