Man pulled from Great Miami River in Hamilton in submerged vehicle

An unidentified man was pulled from a submerged vehicle in the Great Miami River in Hamilton Tuesday night by rescue teams, according to officials.

At about 3:45 p.m. Butler County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Services Team and the Task Force One Dive Team responded to the Great Miami River, south of the Columbia Road bridge, for a vehicle in the water.

Hamilton police told divers a white SUV vehicle had driven into the river and believed to be occupied.

The ERS team utilized their underwater drone for a better visual of the contents of the vehicle and an ice rescue boat was utilized for retrieval of the body. The man was dead when they pulled him from the vehicle.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim’s family,” said Sheriff Richard Jones.

The Butler County Coroner’s Office will perform an autopsy on Friday, when the identification of the deceased will be released.

Hamilton Police Officer Brian Ungerbuehler said “we recovered the victim and the vehicle from the river late last night and the coroner took charge of the victim pending identification.”

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