The Leawood Police Department says a volunteer dive team found a vehicle belonging to a missing person in a pond on Saturday morning.
In a news release, Leawood Police Department spokesperson Capt. Jason Ahring said the vehicle was found in a retention pond in the 14700 block of Norwood Street, after the dive team deployed sonar equipment into the pond.
The retention pond is in the LeaBrooke neighborhood, near 148th Street and Kenneth Road.
Ahring said the sonar equipment detected a large metal object. The team then sent in a diver to investigate further.
The diver found a car with a license plate that matched the vehicle of a missing person.
“Leawood Police were notified just before noon of the team’s discovery,” Ahring said in the release. “With help from the Overland Park Police Department’s dive team, a tow truck successfully removed the vehicle from the pond.”
Ahring said police are working to notify the missing person’s family.
No other details have been released.
On Sunday, Missouri-based Echo Divers posted to its Facebook page that its team had found the vehicle in Leawood.
“Out of deep respect for the family and the critical process law enforcement must carry out, we are not able to divulge any details, provide statements, or answer any questions at this time. Our hearts and thoughts are entirely with the loved ones awaiting answers,” the group said.
It went on to say it would share more information, including a “full video” of their search in Leawood when it was “officially appropriate.”
On its website, Echo Divers describes itself as “Missouri’s specialized search and recovery team, partnering with law enforcement agencies, organizations, and families to help bring closure in missing persons cases.”
