PATTERSON, Calif. – Divers have begun a daring effort in frigid canal waters to recover a central California kidnapping suspect's car from a tunnel some 50 feet below the surface.Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson says a single diver will try to attach a line to the car that a tow truck will then drag out. Backup divers will be in the water to assist.The first diver entered the water around 4:10 p.m. Friday and has a two-hour window before water levels begin to rise again.Christianson says visibility in the 42-degree water is nearly zero. Officials do not know whether any obstacles are blocking the vehicle.Searchers on Friday morning discovered the car belonging to Jose Rodriguez, who is suspected of kidnapping 4-year-old Juliani Cardenas on Jan. 18.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.PATTERSON, Calif. (AP) — A car belonging to a man suspected of abducting a 4-year-old Central California boy was found Friday underwater in a canal, but it had not yet been determined if anyone was inside, authorities said.A dive team using sonar discovered the vehicle in the Delta-Mendota canal outside Patterson, a day after authorities considered suspending the search.An underwater camera showed its license plate and confirmed the vehicle was the suspect's 2003 silver Toyota Corolla, Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said.The camera was not able to peer inside the car."We do not know what's in the car. And we're not going to know what's in the car until we get it out of the water," Christianson said.Rescuers were waiting for water levels in the canal to recede before beginning the delicate operation of extracting the Toyota.Jose Rodriguez, 27, is suspected of snatching his ex-girlfriend's son, Juliani Cardenas, from the arms of the boy's grandmother on Jan. 18.During a briefing for reporters, Christianson said he feared the worst."We're certainly saddened by the fact that we found the car even though we knew we would," he said. "As these days have progressed, we knew that the likelihood of bringing little Juliani home alive was diminishing exponentially."Divers searched the canal for a week after receiving a tip about a car heading into the water. Almost every day brought the discovery of another vehicle in the waterway.Heard Ya Missed Me Well I'm Back (1976) .Time to Begin .Nights at the Dubclub .Put the Knives and Guns Down.Synthpop Factory
Divers begin daring recovery of suspect's car
PATTERSON, Calif. – Divers have begun a daring effort in frigid canal waters to recover a central California kidnapping suspect's car from a tunnel some 50 feet below the surface.Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson says a single diver will try to attach a line to the car that a tow truck will then drag out. Backup divers will be in the water to assist.The first diver entered the water around 4:10 p.m. Friday and has a two-hour window before water levels begin to rise again.Christianson says visibility in the 42-degree water is nearly zero. Officials do not know whether any obstacles are blocking the vehicle.Searchers on Friday morning discovered the car belonging to Jose Rodriguez, who is suspected of kidnapping 4-year-old Juliani Cardenas on Jan. 18.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.PATTERSON, Calif. (AP) — A car belonging to a man suspected of abducting a 4-year-old Central California boy was found Friday underwater in a canal, but it had not yet been determined if anyone was inside, authorities said.A dive team using sonar discovered the vehicle in the Delta-Mendota canal outside Patterson, a day after authorities considered suspending the search.An underwater camera showed its license plate and confirmed the vehicle was the suspect's 2003 silver Toyota Corolla, Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said.The camera was not able to peer inside the car."We do not know what's in the car. And we're not going to know what's in the car until we get it out of the water," Christianson said.Rescuers were waiting for water levels in the canal to recede before beginning the delicate operation of extracting the Toyota.Jose Rodriguez, 27, is suspected of snatching his ex-girlfriend's son, Juliani Cardenas, from the arms of the boy's grandmother on Jan. 18.During a briefing for reporters, Christianson said he feared the worst."We're certainly saddened by the fact that we found the car even though we knew we would," he said. "As these days have progressed, we knew that the likelihood of bringing little Juliani home alive was diminishing exponentially."Divers searched the canal for a week after receiving a tip about a car heading into the water. Almost every day brought the discovery of another vehicle in the waterway.Heard Ya Missed Me Well I'm Back (1976) .Time to Begin .Nights at the Dubclub .Put the Knives and Guns Down.Synthpop Factory