This from Steve Redick:

Had a great opportunity to take in a dive incident at North & Thatcher yesterday. A car went over the guardrail and wound up in the middle of the Des Plaines River. The local FDs do not have any kind of dive team available so they utilized Chicago Squad 7 divers from O’Hare. It was interesting to observe the placement of the access ladder and the deployment of the divers. Unfortunately I couldn’t get a good look through the tree branches but you will get the idea. Some unusual rigs were on the scene as well … squad 7 was using an old engine as a spare. I believe that the boat came from the North Riverside FD, and was deployed upstream from my location. The search found no one and as of this writing they have retransmitted a dive box to search further. I am guessing that the owner of the vehicle has come up missing.
car submerged in the Des Palines River

Steve Redick photo

car submerged in the Des Palines River

Steve Redick photo

River Forest Fire Department fire truck

Steve Redick photo

assisting fire department divers

Steve Redick photo

assisting fire department divers

Steve Redick photo

assisting fire department divers

Steve Redick photo

equipment for fire department divers

Steve Redick photo

fire department divers

Steve Redick photo

fire department divers working in a river

Steve Redick photo

fire department divers working in a river

Steve Redick photo

fire department divers working in a river

Steve Redick photo

assisting fire department divers

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Squad 7A

Steve Redick photo

E-ONE fire truck

Steve Redick photo

Northbrook Fire Departmetn dive truck

Steve Redick photo