Crews this morning responded to a report around 7:50 a.m. that a woman was found wet and muddy sitting by the creek, said Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Schaffner. She told deputies she was fishing with family along the bank when her children went back inside the house and that she later fell down the steep bank and became wet and muddy as she climbed her way out. She was taken to WilsonHealth by Houston Rescue, Schaffner said.
Deputies returned to the 5000 block of Houston Road after the truck was reported submerged in five feet of water around 6:30 p.m. in Loramie Creek. How it got there has not been determined.
“Right now, it’s still under investigation,” Schaffner said.
Deputies spoke again to the woman found by the creek in the morning, and she said the pickup had been stolen from her driveway. It had not been reported stolen, and is registered to the woman’s family member, the sergeant said.
Now, deputies want to speak to the registered owner.
In addition to the sheriff’s office, Sidney Fire and Rescue and Houston Fire and Rescue crews responded. Sidney Fire deployed a boat into the water and were able to put a cable around the truck to make sure no one was inside. Meyers Towing pulled the truck out of the water.
UPDATE @ 8:25 p.m.
The car was removed from the water, according to reports.
There was no one inside when it was pulled from the water.
FIRST REPORT
A car was reported submerged in five feet of water in Shelby County.
The car was found in a body of water in the 5000 block of Houston Road.
A boat was launched into the water. It was not clear whether they found anyone inside. We are working to get more information.
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