Bodies of six missing people discovered in lake
Authorities have formally identified six people whose bodies were found in a lake in 2013, bringing resolutions to missing persons mysteries that have spanned decades, a medical spokeswoman has said.
The bodies were found in September 2013 when divers stumbled upon two mud and rust-covered vehicles feet apart at the bottom of Foss Lake in the US state of Oklahoma during tests of new sonar equipment.
Each car contained three bodies.
The cause of death for all six was determined to be probable drowning as the result of an accident, spokeswoman Amy Elliott said.
The confirmation of identities solves the mystery surrounding the disappearance of three Oklahoma teenagers, who went missing on November 20, 1970, while on their way to attend a football game.
Jimmy Allen Williams, 16, Leah Gail Johnson, 18, and Thomas Michael Rios, 18, all of Sayre, were found in a 1969 Camaro.
Three adults reported missing in 1969 were recovered from a 1952 Chevrolet and identified using DNA testing, Elliott said.
The three have been identified as John Alva Porter, 69, of Elk City, Cleburn Hammack, 42, of Sayre, and Nora Marie Duncan, 58, of Canute, she said.
The two cars were found about a metre apart in about 3.5 metres of water near the lake's main concrete boat dock.
A road narrows into the dock, which authorities said may explain how the vehicles ended up in the water.
