VEHICLE FOUND IN DES PLAINES RIVER UNOCCUPIED, SOUTH OF DUNDEE RD NEAR MILWAUKEE AVE
11:36 AM ... (THU JAN 25 2024) Wheeling and Prospect Heights Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a vehicle in water incident at Dundee Rd and Des Plaines River Prospect Heights. Report of a vehicle in the water in the Des Plaines River near the intersection of Dundee Road and Milwaukee Avenue. Observing near Dam 1 Woods, caller sees a vehicle in the water with an open window with trash floating into the window of the vehicle. BC24 on arrival reports one car in the water close to Dam 1, River West. A42 on scene reports nobody in the car; diver in Mustang suit reports it appears the vehicle has been there for awhile with frozen mud inside the car up to the level of the windows. Final searches negative and vehicle recovered by 1:18 PM. https://maps.app.goo.gl/TvRW98kVXuHr4Uj9A A=Ambulance, E=Engine, S=Squad, T=Truck, TL=Tower Ladder, Q=Quint BC=Battalion Chief, C=Chief, DC=Deputy Chief/Deputy District Chief, CV=Command Van ARLINGTONCARDINAL