They estimated the car had been submerged for more than 50 years. Officials discovered a bag with a 10-pound weight and two handguns inside. In 2014, crews fished out five cars, including a 1950s Mercury sedan, after testing out new sonar equipment near the dam. Thursday’s recovery was not the first time the sheriff’s office has pulled abandoned automobiles from the reservoir. Others wondered if more cars or other treasures are waiting to be discovered in the water. One commenter joked, “My bad, I’m much better at parallel parking now.”Īnother wondered if the car was the structure he had been “ripping bass from” earlier in the summer. They tagged friends and asked if their Mini was missing. More than 800 residents reacted to the sheriff’s office’s post announcing its discovery on Facebook. The car was reported stolen in Roy in 2017. (Weber County Sheriff's Office) Search and rescue officials fished a MINI Cooper out of Pineview Reservoir Thursday.
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