Search crews located the white Jeep shortly before 9 a.m., but found nobody inside, police said.
Philadelphia police Marine Unit investigate a car in the Schuylkill River near the reviewing stand parking lot early Wednesday morning last month.River Tuesday morning after it plunged into the water from Kelly Drive. It’s at least the third time a car has gone into the water off of Kelly Drive in a month.
Shortly before 2:40 a.m., police responded to a report of a person in the river at Kelly and Brewery Hill Drives, authorities said. Police were told a white Jeep had gone into the Schuylkill River.It was unclear if there was someone inside the car when it went into the water, but crews were still scouring the river Tuesday morning. The Jeep was located shortly before 8:45 a.m. but nobody was inside, said Sgt.
The Jeep is at least the third car in a month that went into Schuylkill River after veering off Kelly Drive., police said. The car went into the river around 3:45 a.m. near the Girard Avenue Bridge, and rescue crews located the vehicle hours later, police said.Bridge, after the car was accidentally shifted into gear, police said. The couple inside the car were able to get out of the vehicle and swim to safety.
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