Overview
- Officers pulled Polk’s 2004 black Lexus from Five Mile Creek near Wagon Wheels Trail and South Lancaster Road, and she was not inside.
- Investigators say the car was found overturned and submerged, and officers searched the creek banks with no sign of Polk.
- WFAA reported that children first spotted the vehicle upside down in the water more than 100 yards from the nearest road.
- The Dallas Police Department continues to classify Polk as a critical missing person more than 17 months after she vanished from Laureland.
- Family members confirmed the vehicle’s recovery and said they are awaiting further updates as police plan additional searches in the area.