Kansas police recently discovered the body of a man who had been missing since 1992.
Authorities found Fremont Carl O'berg Jr. inside of a submerged 1981 Chevrolet Citation automobile about 20 feet underwater in Hillsdale Lake, according to Reuters. O'Berg was 57 years old at the time of his disappearance.
Police discovered the vehicle when a fisherman reported seeing the vehicle with sonar, which is used to track fish. Divers found the car about 40 feet from a boat ramp on Hillsdale Lake, which is more than 40 miles from Kansas City, Kan.
"An autopsy of the body was conducted but no foul play is suspected," said Wayne Minckley, undersheriff of Miami County, who suspects that O'Berg may have accidentally left the nearby road and plunged into the lake.
While this is the first time that the police had a clue as to O'Berg's location, it should be noted that Kansas City police searched Hillsdale Lake and all surrounding lakes at the time of his disappearance.
Minckley said that in the end, it's just nice to have an answer as to where O'Berg went. "You are always hopeful, but sometimes you think it is never going to be solved after 20 years," he said. "It's a huge relief for the family as well as for the sheriff's office."
