2 PM: Salvage crews today recovered a minivan with a body inside that sank in San Francisco Bay on Friday evening.
The van drove into the water from the Marina Green at about 5 p.m., police Officer Gordon Shyy said.
Police arrived to find the vehicle partially submerged in the water and civilians on a boat trying to save the people inside.
There were multiple occupants in the car and all but one managed to get out and reach safety, U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Corrine Gaines said.
The rescue efforts continued, but the car sank with the person still inside. Dive teams searched the water for the vehicle for several hours before the operation was suspended after sunset, Shyy said.
The salvage operation continued this morning at about 8 a.m.
Authorities confirmed that the victim’s body was recovered when the vehicle was pulled out of about 25 feet of water.
The San Francisco medical examiner’s office was working to identify the victim.
Police have not determined why the vehicle plunged into the water.
9:18 AM: Crews are heading to the San Francisco waterfront this morning to begin removing a van from the Bay that is believed to have a body inside.
The van drove into the water from the Marina Green at about 5 p.m. Friday, police Officer Gordon Shyy said.
Police arrived to find the vehicle partially submerged in the water and civilians on a boat trying to save the people inside.
There were multiple occupants in the car and all but one managed to get out and reach safety, U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Corrine Gaines said.
The rescue efforts continued, but the car sank with the person still inside. Dive teams searched the water for the vehicle for several hours, Shyy said.
The van was located at about 8 p.m., and rescuers confirmed that a body was inside.
Divers could not recover the car or the body from the water, and the effort was put on hold overnight, Shyy said.
This morning, a crew from the private company Vessel Assist San Francisco Bay and Delta will remove the van from the water, company owner Philip Delano said.
He said that sometime between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., a diver will swim to the vehicle and hook it up to a tow truck line so it can be pulled from the Bay.
Delano said the vehicle is about 150 to 200 feet from shore.
The company will be working with the San Francisco police and fire departments, he said.
Police were not immediately available this morning to provide more details.
