Wichita man dies after heart attack causes crash into Arkansas River, police say
A 58-year-old Wichita man who crashed into the Arkansas River during a heart attack has died, according to Wichita police spokesperson Chad Ditch.
Police responded to a vehicle submersion around 9:25 a.m. Thursday in the 2300 block of South McLean, which is near Pawnee, and found Christopher Cotter unconscious in a Lexus ES250. He was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Ditch said Cotter was headed east on Pawnee when he had a heart attack and crashed into the river.
In an email, Ditch said police “won’t know what caused his death until later ... He did not die from the accident itself.”
This story was originally published April 21, 2022 at 12:18 PM.