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| Foss Lake: Decades-old bodies found in sunken cars | |
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| Human remains found in two cars pulled from an Oklahoma lakebed could be those of people who went missing more than four decades ago, police have said. | Human remains found in two cars pulled from an Oklahoma lakebed could be those of people who went missing more than four decades ago, police have said. |
| Custer County authorities were taking sonar readings at Foss Lake last week when they found the cars. | Custer County authorities were taking sonar readings at Foss Lake last week when they found the cars. |
| On Tuesday they pulled a 1969 Camaro and a 1950s-era Chevy to shore and found five bodies, local media report. | On Tuesday they pulled a 1969 Camaro and a 1950s-era Chevy to shore and found five bodies, local media report. |
| Sheriff Bruce Peoples said the Camaro might belong to a teenager last seen with two friends in 1970. | Sheriff Bruce Peoples said the Camaro might belong to a teenager last seen with two friends in 1970. |
| The Chevy may hold the remains of people who went missing as far back as the 1950s. | The Chevy may hold the remains of people who went missing as far back as the 1950s. |
| The remains have been turned over to the medical examiner's office. At one body has been identified, though the identity has not been publicly released. | The remains have been turned over to the medical examiner's office. At one body has been identified, though the identity has not been publicly released. |
| "It's closure for those families that no longer have to wonder what happened to their loved ones and that's one of the reasons, of course, we investigate this to determine if a crime was committed," Mr Peoples told KOCO television. | "It's closure for those families that no longer have to wonder what happened to their loved ones and that's one of the reasons, of course, we investigate this to determine if a crime was committed," Mr Peoples told KOCO television. |