An interesting story coming out of Florida involves a lake, a car, a drone, a mysterious disappearance and Google Earth.
Let's first start 22 years ago on November 7, 1997. A 40-year-old man from Palm Beach, Florida, named William Moldt, had just finished drinking in a local bar. According to a report, Mr. Moldt used a the phone to call his girlfriend. He then informed her that he was leaving and would be home soon. However, Mr. Moldt never arrived and was reported missing the next day.
Witnesses say he left alone in his car, and did not seem intoxicated. Mr. Moldt was not known to be a heavy drinker and for the next 22 years his mysterious disappearance would go unsolved.
Fast forward to present day. While browsing Google Earth, a previous resident of a swanky Wellington, Florida community called Grand Isles, was startled when they noticed something odd on their computer screen. They believed they were seeing what looked to be a car submerged in the community lake near the home they had once lived in.
Still having friends in the area, the accidental detective called someone that lived in close proximity to the lake. Police have not released the names of the previous resident, nor that of the current resident.
The current Grand Isles resident soon had their personal drone in the air, scouring the lake to try to confirm, or at least, identify the mysterious, submerged object. Sure enough, it was a car. The resident then called the police.
After removing the "heavily calcified" vehicle from the lake, officers noticed skeletal remains inside the car. The area was immediately cordoned off and became a crime scene.
After a medical examination of the remains it was determined that it was in fact the missing man from 1997, William Moldt.
According to news reports, the Wellington community was still under construction back in 1997. The current residents of Grand Isles say they were shocked to discover that there was not only a car in the reservoir lake, but the remains of a missing person, who's case that had not been solved for nearly 22 years.
