Two vehicles recovered from lake near Niangua Bridge

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Camden County Sheriff's Office recovered two vehicles that were underwater at the Lake of the Ozarks after getting tipped off by private recovery and rescue teams.

Detectives met with the Missouri State Highway Patrol Water Division and the Mid-County Fire Protection District near the Cave Restaurant on Highway 5. They recovered a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier and a 1958 Ford Thunderbird that underwater near the Niangua Bridge.

The sheriff's office said the Cavalier was stolen in 2005 from a motel in the Sunrise Beach area. 

Details about the ownership of the Thunderbird are unknown and the investigation is ongoing.