A 75-year-old man died the day after he drove his vehicle off the roadway and into a pond near the Brainerd Wal-Mart late Tuesday afternoon.
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Battalion Chief Rick Boatwright with the Chattanooga Fire Department said the man was leaving the Wal-Mart and traveling north on Greenway View Drive when he drove off the roadway and down an embankment to the water below.
When responders arrived, the car was completely submerged and upside down. Firefighters clambered down the embankment, climbed on top of the car and attached a winch, which was used to pull the vehicle onto its side to so they could see the driver.
Once the vehicle had been raised partially, firefighters broke one of the windows and pulled the unconscious man out of the car. Firefighters immediately began administering cardio pulmonary resuscitation, according to a fire department news release. It has not been reported how long the man was underwater before responders arrived.