CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio — One person is dead after an SUV was found partially submerged in the Rocky River Sunday afternoon.
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Rocky River Police responded to the Cleveland Yachting Club at 200 Yacht Club Drive on reports of a car and a person in the water, CBS affiliate WOIO-19 reported.
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Responding officers confirmed an SUV was partially submerged in the east channel of the river off the south end of the island.
A person was in the water just outside of the car, unresponsive and showing no signs of life, WOIO-19 reported.
The Rocky River Fire Department responded and determined the victim, tentatively identified as a 50-year-old Brimfield woman, had died on scene.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, WOIO-19 reported.
The crash remains under investigation.
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