Father, child rescued from vehicle after it plunges into pond on Indy's north side

6 years ago

A father and his 3-year-old daughter were pulled from a vehicle after it rolled into a pond on Indianapolis' north side Sunday afternoon.  Divers and rescuers were called to a pond on Fluvia Terrace after 4:30 p.m. Witnesses told police that the father had stopped to talk to someone and left his 3-year-old in the vehicle. The child hit the gear and shifted the car into reverse, rolling it into the pond.  The father and another man ran after the vehicle and were able to pull the child out. She was awake and talking to rescuers, according to Rita Reith with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.  A father and his 3-year-old daughter were pulled from a vehicle after it rolled into a pond on Indianapolis' north side Sunday afternoon.  Divers and rescuers were called to a pond on Fluvia Terrace after 4:30 p.m. Witnesses told police that the father had stopped to talk to someone and left his 3-year-old in the vehicle. The child hit the gear and shifted the car into reverse, rolling it into the pond.  The father and another man ran after the vehicle and were able to pull the child out. She was awake and talking to rescuers, according to Rita Reith with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

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