Authorities suspect that the body was taken by a teenage girl who is now missing. Kiely RodniIt was found in a car that had been pulled out of a lake.
During a press conference on Aug. 22, Nevada County Sheriff Shannon Moon said it’s “more than likely” the human remains—which was discovered inside a car that had been submerged underwater at the Prosser Creek Reservoir near Truckee, California—belongs to Rodni, though officials noted they have “not been able to positively identify” their findings yet.
She stated that she believes it was the missing individual. We wanted that the family had this information before we did.
On Aug. 21, the authorities recovered both the vehicle and its body. Adventures with PurposeMoon reported that the divers from the volunteer organization ‘Dive for Families’ made their discovery with their own equipment. Moon said they informed the local police agents.
Captain Sam Brown of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office added that investigators had previously searched the lake and put “over 15,000 man hours” into the investigation, but varying factors such the reservoir’s water levels may have played a part in how they hadn’t been able to locate the vehicle. After water levels dropped by three- to four feet over the last few weeks, Adventure With Purpose reported that the vehicle was found at 14 feet.