SARTELL — Human remains in a 1963 Buick found in the Mississippi River are believed to be tied to a nearly 60-year-old missing persons case.

The Stearns-Benton County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team found the metallic blue 1963 Buick Electra on Wednesday, Aug. 13, near Riverside Avenue in Sartell, according to the Sartell Police Department.

Though the vehicle is intact, it is “severely deteriorated and filled with river sediment,” according to a Sartell police news release. Police revealed on Thursday that human remains were found inside the car. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office said it believes the human remains found are those of Roy George Benn.

Benn, 59, of Sauk Rapids, was reported to have been carrying a large sum of money when he was last seen on Sept. 25, 1967, at King’s Supper Cl

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