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Fishermen’s Sonar Find Recovers Buick Tied to 1967 Missing Man

The remains have been sent to a medical examiner for identity and cause-of-death analysis after investigators matched the Buick’s VIN to Benn’s missing vehicle.

Officers from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office work to recovery the vehicle from the Mississippi River.
Roy George Benn was last heard from in September 1967, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Investigators search the Mississippi River after receiving word of a car found in the river in Sartell, Minnesota, on August 14.

Overview

  • On August 9, two anglers used a consumer-grade sonar fish locator on the Mississippi River near Sartell to detect a submerged vehicle.
  • Divers recovered a 1963 Buick Electra and discovered human remains inside the car on August 13.
  • Stearns and Benton County sheriff’s offices confirmed the vehicle identification number matched Roy George Benn’s missing Buick.
  • Authorities have notified Benn’s next of kin with a request for familial DNA samples to aid identification efforts.
  • Officials cautioned that decades underwater may limit some forensic methods, and the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting analysis to confirm identity and determine cause of death.