SARTELL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Human remains were recovered from a car submerged in the Mississippi River that belonged to a Minnesota man missing for nearly 58 years.

Human remains recovered

The backstory:

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office said a 1960s Buick sedan was pulled from the Mississippi River on Wednesday near Riverside Avenue in Sartell, Minn. The vehicle was first spotted by a fisherman who noticed an "anomaly" on his sonar and reported it to law enforcement.

The car, severely deteriorated and filled with river sediment, was loaded onto a trailer and transported to the Sartell Police Department for processing.

Inside, authorities discovered human remains. Law enforcement confirmed the vehicle’s VIN belonged to Roy Benn, who had been missing since September 1967.

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