Cary police locate driver whose car was found in pond; still unclear how car got there

A car was removed from a pond in Cary late Monday, and the driver has since been located unharmed, officials say.

The Cary Fire Protection District found the car submerged in the pond after responding to the area of Detroit Street and Crystal Woods Circle at 7:40 p.m., the vehicle apparently having left the road and rolled down an embankment.

It was’t then known if the car was occupied, and rescue divers found no one inside when they checked the front and rear seats and trunk, Cary Fire Protection District Public Information Officer Alex Vucha said in a news release.

No driver or occupants were located at the scene in or out of the water, nor at the address of the registered owner when authorities checked there, Vucha said.

Cary police officers were later able to make contact at the residence of the registered owner and “obtained information regarding who was likely driving the vehicle,” Deputy Chief Scott Naydenoff said in an email to the Northwest Herald. Police have since connected with the driver, “and he is unharmed,” Naydenoff said.

The police are still investigating how the vehicle entered the pond.

At that time, about 9 p.m. Monday, the situation was upgraded through the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System to request sonar equipment and additional personnel.

“The use of sonar technology and drone resources was done out of an abundance of caution and as part of due diligence to ensure no one was submerged in the pond,” according to the release.

About 11 p.m., still with no driver or occupants found, the crews removed the vehicle from the water and the investigation was turned over to Cary police.