With the assistance of two tow trucks, a Dodge Caravan was successfully pulled out of the Oostanaula River around noon Tuesday.

Binkley’s was first called on the scene to pull the vehicle from the river, but after failed attempts Loyd’s Rome Towing Inc. brought in a bigger truck.

“It just got hung on the bank,” said Terry Swanson of Loyd’s. “Once we got it over the bank it was no big deal.”

Scotty Hancock, EMA director, said after the confirmation that no one was inside the vehicle, the situation became less stressful.

“We saw it had a tag on it so we thought there might be someone in it,” Hancock said. “Once we figured out there was no one in it, we just had to get it out of the water.”

A fisherman contacted police this morning stating there was a vehicle in the river near the pump station on the Avenue A side of the river.

Police began walking along the banks of the river looking for the minivan at approximately 8:30 a.m.