‘Highly unusual:’ car pulled from Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake

It’s also unclear when the car, a Nissan Sentra with attached license plates, entered the water.

The investigation into how the vehicle became submerged is ongoing. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Bernard said a tow truck was able to remove the car from the water with a rope about an hour after they were first called to the scene.

City of Nanaimo workers were also on scene Monday morning, in case any fluids were leaking from the car, however booms brought to the beach weren’t determined to be necessary.

“We called Parks (Department) to make sure if there weren’t any fluids leaking out of the vehicle that could be dealt with right away, and there was no obvious signs of any fuel or oil or anything else that got out of the car, so there’s nothing to mitigate on their side so far.”

Aside from the boat launch area being obstructed, no other obstructions to park users resulted from the water-logged car.

Nanaimo RCMP officers were also on scene investigating.

The incident marks the second time three days Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to a vehicle from a lake.

On the morning of Friday, May 29 a vehicle was reported to be in Long Lake near its boat launch, which was later pulled out.

NFR crews watch for any signs of fluid leaks as the car is pulled out of Westwood Lake. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

A license plate and taillights of the vehicle were visible from the shoreline. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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by NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

‘Highly unusual:’ car pulled from Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake

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