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Report: Sunken vehicle to be removed from river

By KQ2-TV

05/03/2018

(MSC News)--Elwood Police have confirmed a vehicle is still sitting at the bottom of the Missouri River after a suspect drove into the water late Sunday night.

KQ2-TV is reporting that around 10:00 Sunday night, officers were called to the Missouri River where a vehicle was driven into the water near Elwood, in Doniphan County.

Officers have one person of interest, but no arrests have been made.

The incident is still under investigation with the Doniphan County Sheriff’s Department.

Elwood Police Chief Larry Hunsaker said officers plan to have the vehicle removed from the river at some point Friday.

Information on Facebook is being circulated that the sunken vehicle is connected to an alleged kidnapping that occured the same evening, south of St. Joseph near Dearborn.

Mark Brock, Investigation Captain of the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department told the TV station the department will neither confirm nor deny the alleged kidnapping occurred at all.

Brock said the department will not comment on if the alleged kidnapping is related to the vehicle in the river. The incident is still under investigation with the Buchanan County Sheriff's Department

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