Dive team responds after car found submerged in Orlando lake

Dive team members with the Orlando Fire Department responded to an Orlando lake after a car was found fully submerged inside in the water.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dive team members with the Orlando Fire Department responded to an Orlando lake after a car was found fully submerged inside in the water.

The car was found near the Orlando Executive Airport near Gear Lake Avenue.

Officers said a small sedan was traveling at a high speed when the driver lost control and crashed through a fence before crashing into the water.

The driver managed to escape the vehicle before it went under and no other occupants were inside, police said.

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WFTV's Skywitness helicopter flew over the scene as divers went into the lake to search the vehicle.

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