Those boys are in Pamlico River guarantee someone do a sonar and those boys will all three be seated inside that car
If the men where in an accident involving a body of water, the Pamlico does make a lot of sense.
I am not sure if the Washington bridge had guard rails in 1982. Two of the men had Washington addresses. To get to Washington from the VIP club, one would take a left out of the parking lot onto HWY 17.
I have attached a Google Maps snippet. For those of you not as familiar with Washinton and Chocowinity, the VIP club would be about 500 feet to the right of where this map says Food Lion.
The area two of the men lived in is
roughly in the vicinity of Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Whichard's Beach is in the area that says Twin Lakes RV Camping and Resort.
In 1982, I am not sure if the Cypress Landing Marina existed yet. This was 6 years before I was born. Anyways, Cypress Landing is a pretty high end golf club with lots of really nice houses and wealthy retirees.
So, back on track. I could see the men leaving the VIP and heading north on 17. This gives them the possibilities of having an accident off of the Washington bridge heading into Washington, and winding up in the Pamlico. It is also not impossible to think they headed to the Whicard's Beach area. One of the men didn't have an address on file, and in 1982, I could see there being many afterparties in that area. What I think is unlikely is that the men headed towards Cypress Landing. When not referring to the retiree area, its often just called Blounts Creek. Also, to get there, one would have to take HWY 33. But, there is quite a few places there where the men could have had an accident in a body of water as well.