Crews have recovered a car that went off the Combs-Hehl Bridge in a crash 11 days ago.After hours of work, a red car was lifted from the water with a crane and placed onto a barge at around noon Saturday.Authorities said a deceased male was inside the car when it was recovered. His name has not been released.Full press conference // Watch this storyAn autopsy will likely be completed Sunday, the Campbell County deputy coroner said, and the man's identity and cause of death will be determined then.FULL VIDEO: Car recovered from Ohio River after crashDiver Ryan Kendall said he found the car Saturday sitting on its hood.Kendall said he had about 1 foot of visibility while he inspected the vehicle and harnessed it to a crane. It took a total of about 90 minutes during two dives for him to get the car ready to recover."It's really no different than you going into a room and closing your eyes and walking around and try to figure out where you're at," he said. "You've got current that you're working against, you've got zero visibility in most instances on this river. Trying to draw a picture in your head, you realize it's mostly tactile, it's a skill you build over a bunch of years of diving in this type of environment."The car fell from a bridge on March 15 as part of a 12-car, chain-reaction crash. Brutal river conditions kept rescuers out of the water until Saturday morning. "Unfortunately for the family and those involved and the community, it took until today," said Campbell County Assistant Chief Todd Straman.

Crews have recovered a car that went off the Combs-Hehl Bridge in a crash 11 days ago.



After hours of work, a red car was lifted from the water with a crane and placed onto a barge at around noon Saturday.

Authorities said a deceased male was inside the car when it was recovered. His name has not been released.

Full press conference // Watch this story

An autopsy will likely be completed Sunday, the Campbell County deputy coroner said, and the man's identity and cause of death will be determined then.

FULL VIDEO: Car recovered from Ohio River after crash

Diver Ryan Kendall said he found the car Saturday sitting on its hood.



Kendall said he had about 1 foot of visibility while he inspected the vehicle and harnessed it to a crane. It took a total of about 90 minutes during two dives for him to get the car ready to recover.

"It's really no different than you going into a room and closing your eyes and walking around and try to figure out where you're at," he said. "You've got current that you're working against, you've got zero visibility in most instances on this river. Trying to draw a picture in your head, you realize it's mostly tactile, it's a skill you build over a bunch of years of diving in this type of environment."

The car fell from a bridge on March 15 as part of a 12-car, chain-reaction crash.

Brutal river conditions kept rescuers out of the water until Saturday morning.

"Unfortunately for the family and those involved and the community, it took until today," said Campbell County Assistant Chief Todd Straman.

