The identity of the man who was pulled out of a vehicle in Hoover Reservoir and pronounced dead Thursday night has not yet been released.
The Columbus Division of Police reported Friday that officers were summoned to Hoover Reservoir Thursday just after 10 p.m. after witnesses reported a man had intentionally driven off the boat ramp and into the lake. Fire and police arrived on scene, and with the assistance of a dive team, first responders were able to locate the car and pull a man from it.
Police reported the man was pronounced deceased by Delaware County medics at 11:01 p.m.
The Delaware County Coroner’s Office reported Friday the man has not yet been formally identified, and the man’s name would not be available by press time Friday afternoon.
The Genoa Township and Washington Township fire departments assisted at the scene along with City of Columbus Watershed Management.
The investigation is ongoing.
This is the second incident of its type this year after an 87-year-old Sandusky man died on Jan. 12 after driving his vehicle from the parking lot into the lake at Alum Creek State Park. ODNR officers responded, along with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, Berlin Township Fire Department, Genoa Township Fire Department and Orange Township Fire Department. The Sandusky man was pulled from the vehicle that was in the water, and he was taken to Mount Carmel St. Ann’s in Westerville where he was pronounced dead.
A firefighter from the BST&G Fire District was also taken to Mount Carmel St. Ann’s as a precaution for mild hypothermia and was treated and released the same afternoon in January.