Anglers Ram a Sinking Car to Pull a Driver From Old Hickory Lake

The championship bass tournament wrapping up on Old Hickory Lake last weekend wasn't the biggest story on the water. NewsChannel 5 reports that the biggest story was a rescue at the Shutes Branch Recreation Area, after a car drove straight off the shore and into the lake.

Anglers fishing nearby saw the car coming toward them. One of them told the station they could only wonder what had just happened. As the car began to sink, the men in a second boat made a quick decision. They floored the throttle and rammed the car, breaking out its back window.

Through the broken glass they could see the woman still in the driver's seat as water rushed in. One of the men reached in, took her by the arm and pulled her into the boat. A man on shore caught the rescue on video.

A wrecker service later hauled the car out of the deep water with its rear window shattered. Sheriff's deputies are investigating how the car ended up in the lake. The station did not report the driver's condition, and the Citizen is not naming her.

The fishermen told NewsChannel 5 they were just thankful they could help.

Source: NewsChannel 5 (WTVF).