No one was injured when a vehicle went into Clear Lake at Rodman Slough near Nice, Calif., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Photo by Gary McAuley.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A vehicle went into an area of the lake on Tuesday afternoon.

The incident occurred at around 4 p.m. at the Rodman Slough between north Lakeport and Nice.

Northshore Fire Protection District units responded but were canceled by Lake County Sheriff's deputies at the site, according to reports from the scene.

Witnesses on the scene reported two occupants got out of the vehicle and escaped unhurt.

It was reported that when law enforcement – including the California Highway Patrol – arrived on the scene, only the driver was there.

The driver told officials that the other occupant had been a hitchhiker who fled after exiting the submerged vehicle.

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