Police were in the 55800 block of West County Line Road searching for the driver of an abandoned vehicle Thursday.

Captain Jim Bradberry with the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department says the vehicle was abandoned early Thursday morning on the bridge.

Deputies are searching the surrounding area, including the water, for the driver of the vehicle, according to Captain Bradberry.

Indiana Conservation Officers are on the St. Joseph River searching the river for the occupant of the vehicle in case the driver went into the river.

If you have any information, please contact the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department.