One of the bigger stories circling social media the past couple of years has been the story of the two cars found in an Oklahoma lake after going missing more than 40 years ago. The two vehicles were found in roughly the same area after authorities discovered them while testing sonar equipment. The cars went missing a year apart from each other, and when they were removed from the lake it was then discovered that human remains from six bodies were found in the cars.

According to WSOC news, a similar cold case story arose this week when Pamela Shook Kolbe contacted Caldwell County Investigators in South Carolina last month, asking that they reopen the case for her then 44-year-old father, Amos Shook, who had gone missing on February 19, 1972. Working off a hunch, the investigators went to Lake Rhodhiss just north of Charlotte, and using similar sonar technology they discovered a vehicle in the lake.

The North Catawba Fire and Rescue Dive Team was able to retrieve a green, 1968 Pontiac Catalina from the lake under more than 30 feet of water. Inside the car was believed to be the remains of Shook, an Air Force veteran. Also found inside the car was Shook’s wallet and ID cards, offering up some closure for the family after more than four decades. Pending the results of an autopsy by the medical examiners office, the case will be considered closed.

Sheriff’s did not speculate that it was a suicide or that foul play was involved, however, there are still plenty of questions that remain unanswered. Sheriff Alan Jones says it will be difficult finding someone who might know how the car got there in 1972. “It puts some closure on something they’ve been looking forward to for a long time,” he said.