Columbus Division of Fire investigated a water rescue call near Grove City on Friday night
According to Chief Jeffrey Geitter with the Columbus Division of Fire (CFD), crews were called to Collier Crest and Clemente Blvd around 10 p.m. this evening on report of a car into a retention pond.
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Geitter says firefighters searched the vehicle and the pond, but no one was found. The CFD dive team could be seen on the scene in their wet suits after checking the pond to confirm that no one had been injured.
There is no information on what led to this incident or how the car ended up in the retention pond.
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