Long Beach woman found dead inside car submerged in Irvine lake
Rescuers found a 30-year-old Long Beach woman dead inside a car that was submerged in a lake in Irvine's Woodbridge development early Friday morning.
Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were summoned at 9:58 p.m. Thursday to the manmade lake at East Yale Loop and West Yale Loop, OCFA Capt. Greg Barta said.
The divers located the vehicle and continued to look to see if anyone was inside the vehicle, Barta said.
An OCFA swift water rescue team and helicopter were assisted by choppers from Irvine and Huntington Beach police departments, fire officials said. The woman in the silver Mercedes four-door sedan was identified as Camilla Megan Mendoza.
Irvine police are investigating the cause of the collision. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Christopher Ostrowski at (949) 724-7047 or email costrowski@cityofirvine.org.
(This is a developing story. Check back for updates.)
