The plane, which had been missing for more than 50 years, could have emerged from one of the lakes that are drying up due to a severe California drought, MTI wrote on the BBC’s news portal.
Last week’s discovery could unravel a mystery they’ve been trying to unravel for a long time. The description of the wreckage fits the Piper Comanche 250, which disappeared in 1965, New Year’s Day.
Seafloor Systems’ underwater research firm test equipment discovered the fully intact aircraft at one of the deepest points on the bottom of Lake Folsom near Sacramento.
In the 1965 crash, four people died, including the pilot of the plane. His corpse was found, his passengers failed, although they were searched until 2014. The company’s employees first spotted the mysterious object with a sonar instrument.
I saw something that was not normal
Tyler Atkinson, an employee of the company, explained to KOVR. A closer look revealed that an aircraft had been found. The extremely low water level of the lake allowed the team to take easy-to-take pictures of the machine’s propeller and landing gear.
The local sheriff’s office will decide whether to pick up the plane and no investigation will be conducted.
The water level in Lake Folsom is currently only 38 percent of the average due to the historic drought in the state. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in 41 of the 58 counties last week due to the drought.
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