(FOX40.COM) \u2013On June 7, the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies and their Marine Enforcement Detail recovered a sunken car after it took an unexpected dive into the Sacramento River.<\/p>\n
Sgt. Edward Igoe is a member of the office\u2019s dive team and helped with this recovery mission.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made this social media post just to try to give a little bit of a glimpse into what the dive team goes through,\u201d Igoe said.<\/p>\n
He said dispatchers received a call from a distressed woman. She reported that her vehicle had \u201centered the water\u201d near the intersection of Twin Cities and River roads. She was able to safely exit the car, but the real rescue mission was just getting started.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew that the vehicle was unoccupied, but we still need to get that vehicle out just for the environmental impact that having it in the water is going to cause,\u201d Igoe said.<\/p>\n
With concerns that hazardous fluids like fuel and oil could soon fill the river, Igoe said responders have to act fast. He added that in the murky river water, rescuers can\u2019t even see their hands in front of their faces.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe deeper you get, the amount of visible light that penetrates the water gets less and less,\u201d Igoe said. \u201cYou couple that with sediment, everything else that\u2019s down at the bottom gets kicked up. It really reduces the visibility to nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said there are even larger obstacles too.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s also numerous hazards in the water while you\u2019re going down there,\u201d Igoe said before listing out some of those hazards. \u201cTrees, shopping carts, trash vehicles, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n
He explained how it\u2019s a team effort. There are divers, tenders to help, a communication crew and other roles all leaning on one another. He explained how everyone in the unit goes through intense training to prepare for these types of dangerous, difficult missions.<\/p>\n
The sergeant \u2014 and diver \u2014 said the dive team is working constantly to clear the waterways, because you never know what\u2019s hiding beneath the surface.<\/p>\n
\u201cVehicles go into the water. I mean, every couple of months, and and honestly, in the Sacramento River and surrounding waterways, there\u2019s actually numerous vehicles that have been down there for some time. All it takes is time, money, manpower, resources to be able to get them out.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office said California Highway Patrol is investigating how the driver and the vehicle ended up in the water in the first place. The agency did not immediately respond to requests for updates on the investigation. This is a developing story.<\/p>\n
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