SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal crash into the Arkansas River and have identified the victim as 58-year-old Christopher Cotter of Wichita, according to Officer Chad Ditch.
Just before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to a vehicle submersion in the 2300 block of south McLean in Wichita. Upon arrival, officers located Cotter in a Lexus ES250 unconscious.
EMS transported him to an area hospital where he would later be pronounced deceased. The investigation revealed Cotter was driving eastbound on Pawnee when he had a medical emergency and the vehicle crashed into the river.