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Crews Pull Body From Submerged Car Near Oakland Airport

OAKLAND (CBS SF) – A man was found dead in a car that was pulled from a channel Friday morning near the Oakland International Airport, fire officials said.

Someone called the fire department at 8:10 a.m. and said a vehicle went into the channel near the intersection of Doolittle Drive and Langley Street.

Rescue crews pulled a 4-door sedan from the water at 9:45 a.m. and found the man dead inside, Battalion Chief Tracey Chin said.

Oakland police are investigating the crash, but were not immediately available to provide information on the investigation.

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