Recovery efforts continue | Another vehicle found in water, but not connected

A car plunged into the Lake Wright Patman spillway after going through the guard rail and fencing about 6 p.m. Sunday.
A car plunged into the Lake Wright Patman spillway after going through the guard rail and fencing about 6 p.m. Sunday.

TEXARKANA, Texas - A dive team trying to recover a missing man found a second vehicle Monday down river from where a 2000 GMC Yukon plunged into Wright Patman Lake.

The second vehicle is not believed to be related to the Yukon crash in any way, officials said. The vehicle's make and model were not immediately known.

The Bowie County Sheriff's Office Dive Team and Texas Parks and Wildlife Dive team were still trying to recover the driver of the Yukon on Tuesday.

The Yukon crashed through the barrier of the fence and guard rail and plunged into the Wright Patman Lake spillway on Sunday evening.

A woman in the vehicle, Lucia Mendoza, 29, of Texarkana was rescued from the water by a man who witnessed the crash.

The water was estimated to be about 27 to 30 feet deep when the vehicle went into the lake, according to the U.S. Corps of Engineers.

The Texas Department of Public Safety, Cass County Sheriff's Office and several local fire department have also been involved in the search and investigation.

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