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Fire crews find an abandoned vehicle stuck in Tijuana River in San Ysidro

San Diego Fire crews found a car submerged under rushing water in a portion of the Tijuana River in San Ysidro.

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department found an abandoned vehicle in the Tijuana River Sunday morning.

Firefighters and rescue personnel were first alerted to a possible water rescue at 7 a.m. Sunday near Saturn Boulevard and Leon Avenue, said Deputy Chief Brian Raines of the SDFD.

They found the vehicle partially submerged in the river and flew a drone over the area to see if they could find any occupants, Raines said. They were unable to locate any driver inside the vehicle.

Emergency workers determined it was an abandoned vehicle.

No further information was immediately available.

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