1974 Chevy Camaro Fished Out of Maine Lake After Decades Underwater

Law enforcement officers in Maine are engaged on an uncommon case. They’re attempting to find out how a 1974 Chevrolet Camaro ended up on the backside of Sebago Lake, which is about an hour from Portland.

Jason Smith, an underwater explorer, found the Camaro about 55 ft beneath the floor whereas looking for a snowmobile that he had noticed on an earlier journey. Footage of the automobile posted on his Facebook page exhibits a Z28 mannequin with stripes, a rear spoiler, and trim-specific 15-inch wheels. He did not go so far as capturing footage of the RPO codes, however we’re keen to guess the automobile is completed in Light Gold Metallic.

Ran when parked? Maybe. Smith alerted the Cumberland County sheriff’s workplace, which fished the automobile out of the lake and began searching for clues. Its license plates have been gone, the home windows have been open, and the trunk was empty with the exception of components of an outdated tent, in response to Portland-based information channel WGME.

Keith Cook, one of the sheriff’s workplace’s detectives, discovered a partial VIN and enlisted the assistance of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to piece collectively the complete sequence. The BMV continues to be searching for any and all info it may need concerning the automobile, though it sounds prefer it hasn’t been registered in a number of many years. The Z28 spent sufficient time underwater that it crumbled to items after a salvage crew pulled it as much as the floor.

Smith instructed WGME he discovered the Camaro close to the center of the channel separating Frye Island from the mainland, which fueled hypothesis that it might have fallen off a ferry, however that principle was rapidly dominated out. The workforce that runs the ferry service instructed investigators {that a} automobile falling off a ship within the center of a lake would have made waves (pardon the pun). The incident would have been recorded, the automobile would have been recovered as rapidly as doable, and locals would nonetheless be speaking concerning the Camaro that took a shower on its method to Frye Island. It’s additionally too far-off from the shore to have been pushed into the water.

The most reasonable rationalization is that the Z28 was pushed onto the lake within the winter and fell by means of the ice. Cast in that gentle, Smith is fortunate he did not discover the motive force within the driver’s seat. Investigators are hoping that monitoring down the proprietor, or a relative, will assist them remedy the thriller of the Sebago Camaro.