By PAT ARNEY Staff Writer, (609) 272-7204
BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - State Police found two bodies Thursday in a car submerged in an irrigation pond. They said the car may have been there for as long as two years.
The vehicle apparently became partially visible due to the recent drought, which lowered the water level in the pond, State Police at the Buena Vista barracks said.
Trooper Nick Stavoli found the car in a pond on the Sikking Farm on Post Road when he responded to a report of a submerged vehicle at 11:11 a.m., police said.
A State Police Tactical Emergency and Mission Specialists unit pulled the car from the water, which revealed the two bodies inside.
State Police said subsequent investigation indicated that the car apparently was traveling east on Post Road when it crossed into the westbound lane, left the roadway, sideswiped a nearby utility pole and wound up in the pond, completely submerged.
Detectives recovered identification matching that of a person reported missing to the Buena Vista barracks earlier this year, but positive identification was still pending, State Police said. The investigation also indicated that the car and its occupants may have been submerged for about two years.