PHOTO GALLERY — Car recovered from Port Arthur waterway
Published 12:30 am Saturday, January 7, 2023
Members of the fire department’s dive team wait for the car to be pulled from the water. (Mary Meaux/The News)
Dive team members pull ashore. (Mary Meaux/The News)
Michael Betar with Airport Gulf gets ready to hook up to the car. (Mary Meaux/The News)
Michael Betar and Jorge Barragan with Airport Gulf and Port Arthur Fire Capt. Chris Portie look inside the car after it was pulled from the water. (Mary Meaux/The News)
The Camaro is pulled from the water. (Mary Meaux/The News)
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A 2018 Camaro was recovered from the 25th Street reservoir Friday afternoon with the help of Port Arthur Fire Department Dive Team and Airport Gulf Towing and Recovery.
Fire Department Capt. Chris Portie said authorities were notified the car was in the water at 7:45 p.m. Thursday.
The driver of the vehicle was able to get of before the car went into the water.
Firefighter Dylan Compton went under water to attach a hook to the car in order for the vehicle to be removed from the reservoir.
He said visibility was zero.
Topside in an aluminum boat were firefighters Cody LaBarera and Hunter Hanratty.
