Body Found Inside a Submerged Car in Upstate New York

First responders made a gruesome discovery after they removed a vehicle that was submerged in an Upstate New York creek.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it is currently investigating a death after a vehicle was discovered submerged in a creek located in the hamlet of Stuyvesant Falls, New York.

Car Submerged in Upstate New York Creek

According to Columbia County Sheriff Donald J. Krapf, the incident began at approximately 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 25th, when his office was dispatched to an area near the Kinderhook Creek, off Lindenwald Avenue in Stuyvesant Falls, NY, after receiving a report of a vehicle in the water.

Sheriff Krapf said that deputies quickly responded to the scene, and upon arrival, they confirmed that a vehicle was submerged in the water. Deputies reported that a white vehicle was submerged in the creek and proceeded to deploy the Sheriff's Mobile Command Center to begin a search and an investigation.

Body Found Inside a Submerged Car in Columbia County, NY

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Dive Team, along with first responders from the Hudson Dive Team, entered the water to begin a search to see if anyone was inside the submerged vehicle. Shortly after, first responders located and recovered one individual from the water.

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The individual, a male whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Sheriff's Office didn't release any other details but did say that the investigation is ongoing and more information will be released as it becomes available. The Stuyvesant and Stuyvesant Falls Fire Companies, Valatie Rescue Squad, and the New York State Police all assisted at the scene.