A dog is dead and two people are being questioned by authorities after a pickup truck drove onto a frozen river in New Jersey and sunk . The truck , which was driven onto Toms River near Pine Beach last night , was recovered this morning by search and rescue teams from the New Jersey State Police and US Coast Guard . Two people voluntarily turned themselves in and they are being questioned about the incident . The United States Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic division provided this aerial shot of the scene in Pine Beach , New Jersey . A dead dog was recovered after a pickup trunk sunk in Toms River last night . A dead boxer mix was found in the truck , but no people were found inside of the submerged pickup . The search and rescue effort for the truck involved crew members wearing 'ice rescue ' suits and 'fan boats ' Authorities were alerted about the truck after a witness reported seeing it doing 'donuts ' after driving onto the river around midnight last night . Before the truck hit the ice , a male passenger was seen getting out . A helicopter crew spotted a hole in the ice this morning and the truck was found approximately 100 feet from shore , NJ Advance Media reported . No people were found in the submerged pickup , but a dead boxer mix was found inside . Toms River police wrote on Facebook : 'Police units responded and also observed the vehicle on the ice . 'The headlight and brake lights could be seen from the shoreline as the vehicle headed South and West towards the other side of the river . 'After a period of time went by the lights suddenly were no longer visible . 'Fearing that the truck broke through the ice , search teams were activated . ' The rescue effort involved crew members wearing 'ice rescue ' suits and using 'fan boats ' . The New Jersey State Police Marine Unit and the Pine Beach Police Department are continuing to investigate .
Pickup truck sunk in Toms River near Pine Beach , New Jersey , this morning . Before it crashed through the ice , the truck was seen doing 'donuts ' Truck was found last night and a dead boxer mix was discovered inside . Two people have turned themselves in and they are being questioned .