Victim, Car Belonging to Bay Area Woman Recovered After Week Submerged in Sacramento River

SACRAMENTO, CA — A vehicle belonging to Nichele Johnson, a 48-year-old Bay Point woman, was recovered from the Sacramento River in Isleton on Saturday afternoon after almost a week of being submerged with a body still inside, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.

In a multiple agency effort, both the victim and vehicle were successfully recovered around 11:30 a.m. near Tyler Island Road. The county coroner's office wasn't immediately available to confirm the identity of the
body.

During the evening hours on Jan. 15, Johnson was driving on Highway 160, when witnesses observed her vehicle leaving the roadway and plunging into the water, sheriff's officials said.

Witnesses called 911, and California Highway Patrol officers along with sheriff's deputies and the U.S. Coast Guard responded immediately, according to the sheriff's office.

The following day, the sheriff's marine unit used sonar technology to locate the vehicle in deep water, but because of poor weather conditions they were unable to send divers to recover the car.

The multi-agency recovery occurred on Saturday, with the Solano County Office of Emergency Services providing divers and a boat.

By Bay City News

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