Found Deceased Canada - Janet Farris, Mill Bay B.C., Fall 1992, *Boy’s GoPro solves case*, 24 Aug 2019

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Young Max Werenka wasn't looking to solve the mystery of a decades-old disappearance of a 70-year-old Vancouver Island woman when he set out on a boat ride last month on Griffin Lake near Revelstoke, B.C.

But after a remarkable series of events, which included Max, 13, spotting a submerged vehicle with his GoPro camera just three metres from the shore, the teen had played a key role in delivering answers to the missing woman's family.

In the fall of 1992, Janet Farris, of Mill Bay, B.C. was driving to a wedding in Alberta when she vanished without a trace.

Her family notified police, and over the years, came to believe she'd been in a fatal car accident. But no trace of her — or her car — was ever found.

Then, last month, the body of a woman was discovered in an overturned vehicle at the bottom of Griffin Lake just off the Trans Canada highway, in the Monashee Mountains.

Police were led to the vehicle by Max, who discovered the submerged vehicle while out on a boat.

The Werenkas notified police and two officers were sent from Revelstoke. They set out on the lake, taking Max along with them. But they couldn't see the vehicle. So Max then jumped into the water with his Go Pro camera. He surfaced with video of a vehicle upside down on the bottom of the lake.

After that, police sent a dive team, tow truck and boom and hauled a 1986 black Honda Accord from the water on Aug. 24.

A female body was inside.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/body-missing-revelstoke-werenka-13-boy-1.5271853

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Max Werenka, 13, dove beneath the surface of Griffin Lake to retrieve video footage of a vehicle that had been there since 1992. (Submitted)

Blakney said that there was no damage to the front end of the vehicle, possibly because the cerement barriers that are now in place at that location were not there at the time.

But other than that they can only speculate for now, whether she was swerving to miss an animal or had a medical emergency. “We don’t know that,” Blakney said. He hopes that his provides closure for the family.

He also speculated about how many people had come across the vehicle and not reported it to the RCMP, saying this is a perfect example of why people should contact police with tips.
https://www.coastmountainnews.com/n...-revelstoke-rcmp-solve-27-year-old-cold-case/

 

[LadyL]

WTG Max!