PHOTOS: Car stolen in 2003 discovered in Tihonet Pond

Oct 5, 2012

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!