Six bodies identified after decades in Oklahoma lake

Solved: From left, Jimmy Williams, 16, Leah Gail Johnson, 18, and Thomas Michael Rios, 18, disappeared in 1970. Their remains were discovered in a lake last year and DNA tests have just confirmed their identities

Oklahoma authorities have formally identified six people whose bodies were found in a western Oklahoma lake in 2013, bringing a resolution to missing persons mysteries that spanned decades, a spokeswoman for the state medical examiner said Thursday.

The bodies were found in September 2013 when Oklahoma Highway Patrol divers stumbled upon two mud and rust-covered vehicles feet apart at the bottom of Foss Lake during tests of new sonar equipment. Each car contained three bodies.