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Missing 1960s car pulled from Mississippi River near Sartell
Authorities say a 1960s-era car discovered by a fisherman in the Mississippi River could be linked to the disappearance of a man nearly 58 years ago in Sauk Rapids, Minn. FOX 9’s Babs Santos has the story.
SARTELL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Authorities say they have identified the human remains found inside a 1960s Buick pulled from the Mississippi River in central Minnesota.
Human remains pulled from car ID’d
What we know:
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office said a 1963 Buick Electra sedan was pulled from the Mississippi River on Aug. 10, 2025, near Riverside Avenue in Sartell, Minnesota. The vehicle was first spotted by a fisherman who noticed an "anomaly" on his sonar and reported it to law enforcement.
On Sept. 4, medical examiners at the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office were able to confirm through DNA testing that the remains were of Roy Benn, who had been missing since September 1967.
Benn, who was 59 at the time of his disappearance, was last seen on Sept. 25, 1967, at around 4 a.m. in a café in Sartell.
Interviews and searches failed to locate Benn for decades, until his vehicle was located, police say.
What we don't know:
The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office continues to work on determining a cause and manner of death.
The Source: Information provided by the Benton County Sheriff's Office.