Duty crew on Squad 613 responded to the 100 Block of Mid Atlantic Pkwy for a motor vehicle crash reported a vehicle in a pond. Squad 613 arrived finding one vehicle half submerged in the water with one adult female and one infant in the vehicle. Captain J. Rieger utilized a water rescue rope and walked into the pond and pulled the child out, passing her off to EMS. Captain Rieger then returned to the vehicle and walked the female driver out of the pond.
Rescue 628 arrived and utilized their wet suits to assist Reihl’s towing with the vehicle recovery. Both patients were transported to a nearby hospital. The incident is being investigated by the West Deptford Police Department.
