John Mounce of Kansas went crappie fishing in Cheney Lake recently, but found something much larger that came across his sonar technology — a 1983 Jeep stolen in 1990.
Captain Benjamin Blick of the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital.
John Mounce called in the authorities to report the vehicle; the Sedgewick County Sheriff's Office then identified the stolen vehicle from its identification number. "On May 29, we got a call from a fisherman who said he found what he believed was a Jeep underwater," Blick said.We had the county fire divers go up there, as well as a tow service, and pulled it from the lake."WITH WORLD WAR II AIRMAN'S REMAINS FOUND, RELATIVE FINALLY 'HAS CLOSURE' FOR WHOLE FAMILYWith the help of the Wichita Police Department, the Jeep was recognized as a 1983 Jeep CJ-7 that had been reported stolen in 1990.
"And when we did a little bit of research on it, with the assistance of the Wichita Police Department, we discovered that it was a 1983 Jeep CJ-7 that had been reported stolen in 1990.". The individual now lives in Arkansas.AFTER ‘LONG SHOT' ATTEMPT TO FIND LOST RING, WOMAN OVERWHELMED BY ‘KINDNESS OF STRANGERS'
"He said clearly it had been stolen. He made an insurance claim, which was paid out. We've contacted the insurance company and so really, at this point, since they own it, since they paid out on it, it's up to them what to do from here."1990 theft reportBut Mounce is still curious. He wants to know the story behind the stolen Jeep he found at the bottom of Lake Cheney.
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