Crowd watches as crews search for submerged vehicle.Photo:City of Washington/Facebook
City of Washington/Facebook
On Feb. 10,city officials confirmedthat search crews were working to identify the submerged vehicle. They also shared photos from the scene, including some late-night images of crews pulling wreckage from the water.
Washington Police Chief Phil Rollinson said the VIN on the vehicle matches the number of a vehicle that was reported missing in 1982, according toWNCT.
Crews search for a missing submerged vehicle in a North Carolina creek.City of Washington/Facebook
Rollinson tells PEOPLE the man’s equipment was “designed to go into places boats can’t go.”
“Jack’s Creek was along the route that they would’ve taken home, so I decided to put my remote-controlled solar boat in there because regular boats can’t access the area that I scanned,” said Sourada, of Myrtle Beach, per WNCT.
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Rose said the families wouldn’t be where they are today “without Jason taking time away from his family” to search for their missing loved one.
“It is very emotional for all of the families but it did bring a sense of relief and I know everyone is still grieving,” Rose said. “The grieving process is starting all over again for three families.”
Sidney Dive Team Captain John Scott Rose Jr. said the Camaro “was in such bad shape, it was hard to even identify that it was a vehicle at all," WNCT reported.
Axle of a car found submerged in a North Carolina creek.City of Washington/Facebook
All of the human remains found inside the vehicle were transported to the medical examiner’s office in Greenville and later identified, Rollinson said, according to WNCT.
The chief also believes finding the vehicle “was something that needed to be done to give closure to these families.”
source: people.com
