by Stephanie Becerra
Fri, February 9th 2024
Two stolen cars discovered submerged in Lady Bird Lake by local scuba diver (Photo: CBS Austin)
AUSTIN, Texas — Two vehicles reportedly stolen were recovered from Lady Bird Lake this week.
The Austin Police Department said it received a call on Friday, February 2 at around 2:05 p.m. reporting the discovery of a car submerged in the lake while scuba diving in the 1900 block of Nash Hernandez Sr. Road.
The next day, the scuba diver called to report a second vehicle was found submerged near the same vicinity of Lady Bird Lake.
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Police say both vehicles, a Hyundai Elantra and a Kia Optima, were reported stolen.
On Wednesday, February 7, police hired a tow truck to recover one of the vehicles from Festival Beach boat ramp. The other vehicle will be extracted at a later time.
Police say there’s no indication any persons were inside the vehicles at the time the cars were sunk.
