Body of man found through Google Maps after missing for 22 years
The vehicle itself was found by a former resident of the area who looked at it through Google Maps. The image clearly shows a submerged vehicle in the pond.
By ALON EINHORNGoogle Maps snapshot showing the submerged vehicle of William Moldt(photo credit: GOOGLE MAPS)
The remains of William Moldt were found in his car, submerged in a pond in Wellington, Florida, and visible on Google Maps, according to the BBC.Moldt was reported missing in 1997, after failing to return from a nightclub. He was 40 the day he went missing.The investigation conducted then led to a dead end and was abandoned.The police received a report of a vehicle submerged in a pond on Moon Bay Circle, Wellington, Florida.Moldt's skeletal remains were found in the vehicle that was pulled out of the water.The vehicle itself was found by a former resident of the area who looked at it through Google Maps. The image clearly shows a submerged vehicle in the pond.The former resident contacted a current resident who then sent his personal drone to fly over the pond, which confirmed the finding. The resident alerted the police.The most astonishing fact is that the Google Maps picture showing the area has been up on Google Maps since 2007, but the vehicle went unnoticed until 2019.The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office told the BBC that Moldt is presumed to have lost control of his vehicle and driven into the pond.It is believed that a shift in the water level is what made the difference between being able to identify the submerged vehicle with ease now, as opposed to during the investigation conducted in 1997, when the car could not be seen.
According to a report by the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, Moldt, who was not a frequent drinker, allegedly had a few drinks at the bar, lost control of his car and was never heard from again.
