There may be a break in a more than half-century-old cold case after central Minnesota authorities discovered human remains in a car submerged in the Mississippi River on Wednesday.

Human remains in a 1963 Buick found in the Mississippi River are believed to be tied to a nearly 60-year-old missing person’s case in Sartell, Minn. The Stearns-Benton County Sheriff’s

In Sartell, a submerged 1960s Buick was pulled from the Mississippi River, revealing human remains possibly tied to an unsolved case from 1967, offering hope for families seeking answers.