Person Pulled From Submerged Car At Harper

Updated at 3:10 p.m.

A person has been pulled from a car that was submerged in a pond in 6 to 8 feet of water at Harper College.

Palatine Deputy Fire Chief Scott Andersen confirmed that a Palatine Fire Department dive team was at the college at 1200 W. Algonquin Rd.

"Shortly before noon a Harper student saw the top of a car floating in one of our ponds," said Phil Burdick, chief communications officer for Harper.

Burdick said the student contacted campus police who called the Palatine Fire Department. Burdick confirmed that an individual had been pulled from the vehicle and was taken to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.

Burdick would not comment on the gender of the person found in the car and could not confirm the person's identity. The Chicago Tribune has reported that the occupant of the vehicle was a woman.

Burdick said the condition of the person pulled from the vehicle also was not available at this time.

The vehicle was being pulled from the pond at about 3:05 p.m. Burdick said the pond was located on the north side of Harper's campus, near Roselle Road and Euclid Road.