At least 1 dead after vehicle found submerged in canal off Bear Mountain Blvd

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — At least one person is dead after a vehicle was found submerged in a canal just off Bear Mountain Boulevard on Thursday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to Bear Mountain Boulevard, near Milliuv Road at around 4:52 p.m., for report of a vehicle submerged under water, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Traffic Incident Information Page.

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At least one person was pronounced dead at the scene. It was not immediately known if anyone else was injured.

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