Service Call for Vehicle in a Pond
 
By Public Information Officer Clay Myers
November 27, 2019
 

Divers from Gamber & Community Fire Company were called at 10:50 am on Wednesday morning to assist in the retrieval of an automobile from a farm pond in Gamber. The car had accidentally rolled down a long hill, unoccupied, and entered the pond.

The fire company dive team assisted the tow truck operator and the homeowners. One diver, Joseph Petrowicz, entered the water and hooked the tow line to the rear axle. Chief Charlie Green was the standby diver on the shore line. Other members assisted with land support during the operation and the medic unit staged on the property.

The car was successfully removed from the pond in about one hour.
 
Units: Dive Unit 13, Medic 139, LS 13.
 
Gamber diver Joseph Petrowicz, center in black hood, prepares to enter the water to attach the tow line. Chief Charlie Green (l) is the back-up diver.
Gamber diver Joseph Petrowicz, center in black hood, prepares to enter the water to attach the tow line. Chief Charlie Green (l) is the back-up diver.
Gamber member George Fritz provides land support with the rope line.
Gamber member George Fritz provides land support with the rope line.
 
The diver prepares to submerge and attach the tow line.
The diver prepares to submerge and attach the tow line.
The car is being towed from the water.
The car is being towed from the water.
 
Back on land and ready to open the driver's door to drain the water.
Back on land and ready to open the driver's door to drain the water.
The tow truck in operation.
The tow truck in operation.
 
The Subaru Forester partially submerged in the farm pond.
The Subaru Forester partially submerged in the farm pond.
The Subaru Forester partially submerged in the farm pond.
The Subaru Forester partially submerged in the farm pond.