A car that was submerged in a retention pond along a local highway was found with possible human remains inside, according to authorities.
West Palm Beach police said volunteers from Adventures with Purpose and Sunshine State Sonar are searching local waterways for a person who went missing in the 1970s, according to CBS affiliate WPEC .
Crews found more than two dozen vehicles, including one that appeared to have human remains inside, Sunshine State Sonar said.
The mid-1980s Honda Prelude “was found in 12.5 feet of water” near the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 at Exit 74 and “was about 30 to 40 feet from shore,” the organization added.
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Divers discovered remains inside the vehicle that “showed signs indicating a traffic accident,” according to the organization. The car was taken out of the lake on Saturday.
Police are now investigating and the medical examiner has “taken possession” of the remains, according to Sunshine State Sonar.
Diver Dave Yurkovich believes the car rolled because of some “unique” markings he saw on the vehicle, according to WPEC.
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West Palm Beach Police Public Information Officer Mike Jachles said authorities do not know “how the car ended up in the water,” but believe it could have been “decades ago,” according to ABC affiliate WPBF .
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“Is it possible that he ran off the interstate, either by accident or on purpose, or something else? All of this will be part of the investigation,” added Jachles.
An identification card found in the car belonged to Demarzo Tisdale, who was 30 when he disappeared in 2005, ABC affiliate WPLG reported, citing sources.
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Sunrise police reportedly said the car found in the water was also last registered in 2005. The department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Meanwhile, Jachels said the local medical examiner’s office “will have an anthropologist look at the two small pieces found by these volunteer divers to determine if they are human or not.”
The investigation into the discovery is ongoing.
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