A SEARCH has been launched after an empty car was found submerged in a lake.

Police and fire crews were called at 8.45am this morning after reports that a vehicle had entered the water in Telegraph Woods, West End.

The vehicle, a silver Ford Fiesta, was recovered after a joint operation by Hampshire Police Marine Unit and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.

No one was said to be in the vehicle.

A joint search is now underway to ensure that there are no bodies in the water.

Firefighters from Hightown, Fareham, Hythe and Redbridge were on the scene from 08:59 until 10:57 this morning.