(10-30-23) The Findlay Police Department has released the name of the person, Eric Czaplicki (33) of Findlay, who was found dead inside a vehicle that had entered a retention pond near 1020 Interstate Court at around 6:15 Saturday night.

The vehicle sunk below the water approximately 30 yards from the bank and witnesses advised they did not see anyone exit the vehicle.

The Hancock County Dive Team was contacted and arrived on the scene to recover the vehicle.

Once the vehicle was recovered it was learned the driver and sole occupant was still inside and was deceased.

The incident remains under investigation.

According to an obituary from Kirkpatrick-Behnke Funeral Home Czaplicki’s father, Gregory, passed away recently on September 17th after a battle with cancer.

It is the 2nd person in Findlay to have died in a retention pond, the last happened in January when a man’s body was located. That incident took place just south of this incident.

Assisting on scene was the Findlay Fire Department, Hanco EMS, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, Hancock County Coroner’s Office, Dick’s Towing, and Life Flight.