Hennepin County Sheriff’s divers search a submerged car and surrounding area in Cedar Lake, Dec. 13, 2012 in Minneapolis. Major Darrell Huggett said the car was reported stolen and likely pushed into the water from shore. (MPR photo/Brandt Williams)

“The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says there was no one in a car that witnesses saw sink in Cedar Lake Thursday.

“Major Darrell Huggett said the Sheriff’s Dive Team searched the black Honda Civic and surrounding water but did not find any victims,” via MPR News.

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