RICHFIELD SPRINGS, N.Y. (WBNG) — At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 4, New York State Police at Richfield Springs were dispatched to a report of a vehicle in a pond near the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Skinner Road.
A passerby called 911 after seeing what appeared to be a vehicle submerged in a pond.
Upon arrival, troopers found the vehicle and discovered a deceased woman inside.
A preliminary investigation determined that sometime overnight, a 39-year-old woman from Richfield Springs was driving on Cole Hill Road when she failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Route 20. Her vehicle continued off the roadway and into the pond.
Members of the Underwater Recovery Team, Richfield Fire and Emergency Services and the Otsego County Coroner assisted on the scene.
An investigation is ongoing.
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