Update: One Vehicle Found In A Lake, Another Rolled Off Cliff
Update at 11:15 am:
The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office is providing an update on the incident that occurred at around midnight at Don Pedro Reservoir.
Sgt. Nate Yorsten reports that the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 11:48 pm reporting that a vehicle went into Lake Don Pedro at Fleming Meadows Marina.
He adds, “TCSO units and the CHP immediately responded to the area and have been on the scene since. Additional resources have been called to the scene by the TCSO, including the TCSO and Calaveras County Boating Units and the TCSO Dive Team. The investigation is ongoing at this time, and more information will be released in due course.”
Original story posted at 8:53 am: Tuolumne County, CA — Law enforcement officials in Tuolumne County are investigating two separate significant incidents this morning.
First, the CHP received a report around midnight that a vehicle was located about 60 feet underwater in Lake Don Pedro. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office is handling most of the investigation and mutual aid has been requested from surrounding counties to get equipment to retrieve the vehicle. No additional information has been released at this time regarding the specific details.
In addition, the CHP received a report at around seven o’clock this morning that a vehicle had rolled off a cliff in the Stanislaus National Forest in the area of Forest Road 5N06 and Hells Half Acre Road. The area is off Highway 108 above Strawberry. Details are preliminary. It was called in by someone to authorities and officials are now in the area trying to locate it. it is unclear if there were any injuries related to the reported crash.
We will pass along more information on these incidents as they become available.
