A day after Lynn Hand lost his life in a fatal single-vehicle crash that left his car submerged in a lake in Lubbock, Texas, the authorities found his body. On Monday, June 1st, the Lubbock Police Department confirmed in updated reports of the car accident that they found the 45-year-old victim around noon.
The initial crash report disclosed that officers with the LPD responded to a call about a single-car accident at about 5 a.m. on Sunday, May 31st. When they arrived at the scene, they discovered that Hand’s Nissan Rogue had gone underneath the lake, killing him.
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The investigators said that the lake is at Bill and Ann Miller Park in the 3600-block of South Loop 289. The deceased for unknown reasons drove the Rogue off the roadway, entered the park, and sunk into the water.
The accident’s cause remains under investigation, and so far, there’s no indication of foul play. The Lubbock Police’s Major Crash Investigations Unit is heading the inquiry and will provide more information later.
Drowning accidents involving vehicles are not very common but do happen, as seen in some reports of car accidents. When a car gets submerged underwater, the occupants should try to open the windows as soon as possible. Remain still while the water gets into the car, and go underneath it when it gets to the chin.
Take slow, deep breaths, hold them, and only open the car door after the water stops flowing into it. If the door won’t open, try breaking a window if it’s closed. If either the door or the window opens, remove the seatbelt, and swim to the surface.
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