The body of man Al Copeland was recovered after a car crash in a pond near Richton Square Road, Lorraine Court, fire officials say

RICHTON PARK, Ill. (WLS) — A body has been recovered after a car crashed into a pond in a southern suburb on Saturday morning.

The accident occurred around 11:04 a.m. near Richton Square Road and Lorraine Court in Richton Park, Fire Chief Mick Smith told ABC7.

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Police officers alerted firefighters, who arrived at 11:10 a.m., that a victim was in the water, according to Police Chief Smith.

A male body was pulled from the water, but it was not clear whether it was still in the car at the time it was discovered, Smith said. The man was the only occupant of the car at the time of the crash and no other vehicles were involved in the crash, fire officials said.

The man was later identified by the Cook County Coroner's Office as 64-year-old Al Copeland of Richton Park.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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Two firefighters and a police officer were taken to a local hospital for tetanus shots, officials said.

The fire chief urged drivers to pay attention to road conditions as weather conditions change

Further information was not initially available.