NewsApril 16, 2021
From reporting by J.C. Reeves: A person was pulled Friday afternoon from a vehicle that had submerged in a pond near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive. According to fire chief Randy Morris, Cape Girardeau Fire and Police Departments responded at approximately 1:40 p.m. to a report of a vehicle submerged in the lake. Divers extracted a person from the vehicle who was transported by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center. The water depth where the car sank was approximately 8 to 10 feet, according to Morris. The vehicle was pulled from the pond and towed from the scene.
Cape Girardeau Firefighters pull what seems to be a jacket out of a pond at the Little Ponderosa Lake after rescuing the driver and before towing the car that was completely submerged on Friday, April 16, 2021.
Cape Girardeau Firefighters pull what seems to be a jacket out of a pond at the Little Ponderosa Lake after rescuing the driver and before towing the car that was completely submerged on Friday, April 16, 2021.
A Cape Girardeau Firefighter in scuba gear is about to inspect the submerged car before towing it out a pond in Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
A Cape Girardeau Firefighter in scuba gear is about to inspect the submerged car before towing it out a pond in Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
Cape Girardeau Firefighters supervise a firefighter in scuba gear inspecting the submerged car in a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
Cape Girardeau Firefighters supervise a firefighter in scuba gear inspecting the submerged car in a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
Cape Girardeau Fire and Police departments work at the scene of a submerged car in a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
Cape Girardeau Fire and Police departments work at the scene of a submerged car in a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
A Cape Girardeau Firefighter speaks to a worker of the tow truck before towing a submerged car in a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
A Cape Girardeau Firefighter speaks to a worker of the tow truck before towing a submerged car in a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
The submerged car begins to come to the surface as it is towed out of a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
The submerged car begins to come to the surface as it is towed out of a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
The submerged car is towed out of a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
The submerged car is towed out of a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
The submerged car leaks water as it is towed out of a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
The submerged car leaks water as it is towed out of a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
The submerged car leaks water as it is towed out of a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
The submerged car leaks water as it is towed out of a pond at Little Ponderosa Lake near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive on Friday, April 16, 2021.
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From reporting by J.C. Reeves: A person was pulled Friday afternoon from a vehicle that had submerged in a pond near the intersection of Prospect Drive and Scenic Drive. According to fire chief Randy Morris, Cape Girardeau Fire and Police Departments responded at approximately 1:40 p.m. to a report of a vehicle submerged in the lake. Divers extracted a person from the vehicle who was transported by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center. The water depth where the car sank was approximately 8 to 10 feet, according to Morris. The vehicle was pulled from the pond and towed from the scene.

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