One Dead In Vehicle Submerged Off Martinez Marina Boat Ramp Friday

One person was found dead inside the wreckage of a car found submerged at the end of a boat ramp at the Martinez Marina early Friday.

A diver located the victim at approximately 2 p.m. Crews winched the vehicle out of the water and prepared a search for additional victims. No others were found as of this writing (2:42 a.m.)

A witness reported the sound of a car splashing into the water near the ramp shortly before midnight and notified authorities, who arrived and initiated a surface search for a potential victim.

When a driver could not be located Con Fire crews brought out an aerial ladder truck to help illuminate the scene while a diver prepared for an underwater search of the vehicle, discovering a person, believed to be a woman, inside at that time.

No other victims were located.