A Carroll Township firefighter responding to a call Thursday died after his truck ran off the road and into a pond near Wall Street and Toussaint Club Road.
According to an Ottawa County Sheriff's Office report, divers attempted to rescue the firefighter, Dan Lucius, 33, and were able to pull the person from the submerged vehicle.
Lucius was taken by ambulance to Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton where he was pronounced dead.
Lucius was responding to an emergency call on Wall Street when he called 911 around 10 p.m. Thursday and said he had crashed his vehicle into the water. While rescue personnel were en route to the scene, contact with the caller was lost, the report said.
When rescue units arrived, they found the vehicle fully submerged in a pond on the north side of Wall Street.
After checking to see if the driver had been able to get out of the vehicle, they found no sign of Lucius and a deputy entered the water. He was able to make it to the front of the truck before the cold water began to affect his ability to function and had to exit the pond.
Three Carroll Township firefighters wearing cold water gear entered the pond and were able to find the truck and locate the driver, who was still inside, the report said.