Crime & Safety
Human Remains Found In Car Submerged In Muscoot Reservoir
The cause of death and the identity of the remains have yet to be released.
SOMERS, NY — A vehicle pulled from Muscoot Reservoir Tuesday in Somers was found to contain human remains.
White Plains police said the identity of the remains and the cause of death were not yet known Wednesday, the Journal News reported.
The release of any names will follow forensic examination and notification of next of kin.
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The New York City Department of Environmental Protection, during a routine check on the city's water supply, found the car in the reservoir, News 12 reported.
The car was towed away to be analyzed by the New York State Police.
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There is a possible connection to a missing person's case from the late 1980s. according to the Journal News.
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