Updated: 2 Rescued From Car Driven Into Pond Near Dulles Marriott

Herndon VA

22 June, 2021

7:17 AM

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Updated (8 a.m.): This story was updated with information from a WMAA spokesman. DULLES, VA — Two people were rescued Tuesday morning from a car that went into the Dulles Airport Pond near the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police and fire responded around 5:30 a.m., to the report of a vehicle in the pond near the hotel, according to Micah Lillard, as spokesman for the authority. "The vehicle's two occupants were rescued with no injuries," he said. "There is not yet a determination regarding the cause for why the vehicle entered the lake. Traffic and airport operations are not impacted, and the vehicle has since been removed." As of 8 a.m., Lillard said MWAA did not have information of whether one of the occupants owned the vehicle or whether it was a rental car. <span id="selection-marker-2" class="redactor-selection-marker"></span> #BREAKING: CAR DRIVES INTO POND NEAR @Dulles_Airport - MWAA: Police and fire responded to a report of a vehicle in the lake near the Dulles Marriott early this AM. 2 occupants rescued with no injuries. Traffic and airport operations are not impacted. @wusa9 @MichelleLoganTV— (@Starbuck1004)Jun 22 2021