Driver survives after car slides onto frozen pond on Indy's south side
Jan 20, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS -- A driver managed to find his way to safety after his vehicle slid off the roadway and onto a frozen pond on the south side of Indianapolis Monday night.
According to the Public Safety Communications Application Portal, firefighters with the Indianapolis Fire Department were called around 8:12 p.m. to the area of W. Southport Road and Wellingshire Boulevard for a dive rescue.
Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were also called to the area around the same time after receiving reports that a vehicle had slid off the road.
IFD Battalion Chief Rita Reith confirmed that the vehicle had a single occupant and that he managed to exit the vehicle and safely walk to the shore without any assistance from responding authorities. The dive rescue was then disregarded.
FOX59/CSB4 crews on the scene observed a vehicle that was stuck on the frozen pond. A photo of the vehicle can be viewed below:
As of this article's publication, IFD has not confirmed if the individual sustained any injuries.