Local authorities caught something big from the White River on Monday.
It wasn’t a fish. It was a 2013 Acura ILX.
The Pierce County Metro Dive Team helped recover the vehicle from the river in Sumner, according to a Tuesday news release from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.
The driver of the vehicle was “apparently racing” another vehicle when he drove off the bridge at 142nd Avenue East and Tacoma Avenue, according to the news release.
City spokesperson Carmen Palmer told The News Tribune that the 21-year-old drove off the bridge early Saturday morning. He made it to shore and was not injured.
The Sumner Police Department responded to the scene Saturday. The Tacoma Police Department and other agencies also helped, Palmer said.
“Because of the coordination and the specialty equipment, we did not pull the vehicle out until the 22nd,” Palmer said.
The dive team hooked up the vehicle to cables, and it was hoisted 60 feet in the air and onto the bridge, according to the news release. The car was towed away afterward.