Stolen car crashed in Lake Wakatipu

The car was discovered in shallow water in Frankton Arm. Photo / Brett Phibbs

A stolen car was crashed into Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu on Friday night.

Police are investigating after they were called to reports of a car in the water at Lake Ave, by Frankton Arm, at 10.30pm.

Nobody was in the car when police arrived and it was determined the car had been stolen.

It was sitting in shallow water.

The car was towed from the scene and police are investigating.