Stolen SUV pulled from Great Miami River near Middletown
At about 6:20 p.m. a resident reported seeing a partially submerged vehicle in the river in the 300 block of Oxford State Road near the Middletown water treatment plant.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office Emergency Response Services (ERS) Unit utilized special water response equipment to safely reach the and assist with the recovery.
The unoccupied blue Kia SUV was reported stolen from Middletown, according to the sheriff's office.
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