Fisherman Finds Sunken Car in the Mississippi River in Sartell
The car found in the Mississippi River may be linked to Roy George Benn's 1967 disappearance, the only active missing person case in the area, investigators said.
- A fisherman discovered a submerged car in the Mississippi River near Sartell on Sunday, August 10, 2025, and alerted authorities.
- The discovery involved a 1960s-era vehicle linked by its VIN to Roy Benn, who went missing on September 25, 1967, along with his car.
- On Wednesday, a dive team from the combined Stearns and Benton County sheriff’s offices, with assistance from local emergency personnel, located and recovered a sediment-covered vehicle from the river.
- Authorities recovered human remains from the car early Thursday morning and plan to send them to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office for identification and cause of death determination.
- Law enforcement agencies will process the vehicle while investigations continue to confirm its relation to Benn's nearly 58-year-old unsolved missing persons case.
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Dive team finds 1960s-era car in Mississippi River, possibly connected to missing persons case
SARTELL, Minn. — The Stearns-Benton County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team has located a car potentially connected to a 1967 missing person case at the bottom of the Mississippi River in Sartell, Minnesota. The dive team did an exploratory dive near County Road 1 in Sartell around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, according to a Stearns County Sheriff’s Office news release. “There will be a heavy police presence near Dezurik’s today … We will need to sh…
Human remains recovered in 1960s car pulled from Mississippi River in Sartell
The Sartell Police Department said human remains were recovered from a 1960s-era car pulled from the Mississippi River, a vehicle authorities believe may be connected to an unsolved case from nearly 58 years ago.
Human remains found in 1960s-era car pulled from Mississippi River in Sartell
Authorities in central Minnesota say human remains were recovered from a vehicle pulled from the Mississippi River late Wednesday — and may provide the answer to a missing-person case from 1967.
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