Dallas police on Wednesday were working to recover at least nine vehicles found submerged in Fish Trap Lake.
Police had recovered two vehicles as of 11:30 a.m., said Dallas assistant police chief Catrina Shead. She said many of the cars are believed to have been stolen and involved in various criminal cases such as robberies, missing persons or homicides.
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The operation follows an incident in June where nine vehicles were recovered from Lake Cliff Park. Police said many cars in that case were reported stolen and possibly involved in various criminal cases.
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Shead said Wednesday’s recovery effort is a part of operation “Dive into a Cleaner Dallas.” She said police will be checking lakes around the city for submerged vehicles, using sonar to scan the lakes for “anomalies.”
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At Fish Trap Lake on Wednesday, two police divers were seen at the lake, diving down and attaching buoys to the submerged vehicles. On the banks of the lake, a large tow wrecker was seen pulling the rusted vehicles from the water near several Dallas police cruisers.