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A fisherman stumbled upon a Jeep submerged in a lake – 18 min later the police found a woman inside still alive!

A survival expert said it's rare to survive for an extended period of time in a submerged car

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A fisherman in Texas called the police after discovering what appeared to be a Jeep almost completely submerged in a lake. When authorities arrived they found a woman inside who was still alive.

The call to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office came in on Friday morning, according to a press release.

A fisherman at Lake O’ the Pines said he saw a black Jeep underwater about 40 feet from a boat ramp.

Deputies arrived on the scene about 18 minutes later and determined it was too dangerous to wade out into the water, Capt. Chuck Rogers told Insider.

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They waited for the wrecker service that had already been requested to arrive.

The fisherman then took the wrecker employee out in his boat to the Jeep, which was affixed with a hook and cable to pull it out of the water.

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