UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Division of Police divers pulled out the mangled stays of a Seventies-era automobile out of a portion of the Scioto River.
Columbus police stated Friday that they imagine the automobile — pulled from the Griggs Reservoir the earlier Saturday — is a 1974 Plymouth Valiant, which their dive workforce took “in depth measures” to protect as a lot as potential whereas pulling it out of the Griggs Reservoir. Pictures taken on the scene present the sedan was decreased to primarily simply its body and wheels, which police attributed to its time underwater. Rust permeated almost each inch of the car’s bones.
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A photograph from Wikimedia Commons additionally confirmed what the Valiant would seem like in better-preserved situation.
Columbus police stated the Valiant might have been within the Griggs Reservoir as many as three a long time. As of Friday, they didn’t suspect the automobile was linked to any crimes or lacking individuals.
A spokesperson for the Columbus Division of Hearth stated crews initially went Saturday morning to the intersection of Riverside Drive and Lane Highway on a name for water rescue. A fisherman utilizing sonar initially found the automobile and referred to as 911.
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Emergency crews gathered on the intersection on account of the decision starting round 10:30 a.m., with police automobiles and at the least one ambulance parked within the highway.
CFD’s spokesperson additionally confirmed nobody was discovered within the water whereas they initially investigated, and CPD stated no divers had been damage whereas pulling the automobile out of the reservoir.
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