Overview
- Los Angeles County Fire Department aerial crews located the vehicle at about 9:45 a.m. Friday near 58th Street East and Avenue H-10 in Lancaster.
- Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies responded to the site and found an unresponsive man inside the car.
- The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff's department.
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner recovered the body and will determine the cause of death and release the identity.
- Authorities said flooding from a holiday storm and the surrounding terrain obscured the vehicle from roadway view, and the investigation remains ongoing.