PHOTOS: Car stolen in 2003 discovered in Tihonet Pond

Jaime Rebhan
Oct 5, 2012
Workers from Pocasset-based Portside Towing & Recovery hoisted a stolen car stolen in 2003 out of Tihonet Pond on Friday, October 5. BY JAIME REBHAN
Wareham Fire Department divers suited up to check out the Isuzu SUV that was approximately 10 feet below the surface of Tihonet Pond. BY JAIME REBHAN
The Wareham Harbormaster Department escorted the divers to the area of the sunken vehicle. The divers were able to recover a license plate from the vehicle, and Wareham Police determined that it was stolen in Taunton in 2003. BY JAIME REBHAN
Workers bring the tow line to the vehicle. BY JAIME REBHAN
A diver from the tow company heads underwater to connect the tow line. BY JAIME REBHAN
And the truck appears! BY JAIME REBHAN
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A fisherman boating on Tihonet Pond on Friday, October 5, discovered something puzzling approximately 10 feet below the surface: a vehicle.

The fisherman called Wareham Police, who called in the Wareham Fire Department dive team.

The dive team and the Wareham Harbormaster Department headed out… and, well, firefighter/diver David Wahlstrom probably explained it best.

"That thing's been down there a long time!" he yelled upon returning to shore.

It had been there a long time.

Wareham Police officers ran the license plate that the divers had pulled from the black Isuzu SUV through their computer system.

Lt. Kevin Walsh confirmed: The truck had been stolen out of Taunton back in 2003.

Exactly how long the SUV had been sitting in Tihonet Pond is anyone's guess.

It took workers from a tow company more than three hours to remove the vehicle.

Check out the photo gallery to see the crew remove the truck!

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