Father dies, 2 children injured after car plunges into Indianapolis pond

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A car went into a pond early Tuesday on the northeast side of Indianapolis, leaving a man dead and two children injured.

Investigators say the man drove his car into a pond off of Pendleton Way, near I-465 and Pendleton Pike, just after midnight.

Four Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers entered the water to rescue the man and the children, Indianapolis Fire Department Chief Rita Reith said.

The children are a 9-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, and the driver was their father, according to Reith.

Officers at the scene say the man and the girl were believed to be in cardiac arrest and that they started CPR.

The man was transported to a local hospital, where he died shortly after arrival. The children were taken to local hospitals, where both were said to be stable.

One IMPD officer was fully submerged in the pond during the rescue attempt. He was taken to Eskenazi Hospital for evaluation and is in good condition, according to Reith.

Reith says investigators don’t know why the father’s car went into the pond.

A police investigation is underway. No other information was immediately available.