SUV pulled from river a year after drunk man drove it into water, police say

IDAHO FALLS — An SUV missing for months was recovered and pulled out of the Snake River in Idaho Falls on Tuesday.

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Aquatic Rescue Team found the GMC Envoy under the water near the Veterans War Memorial on Memorial Drive shortly before noon.

“A guy looking for crayfish found a license plate in the area about a week ago. He contacted us and we set up a dive today and found the vehicle,” says Idaho Falls Police Lt. Robert Lasher.

A missing SUV was recovered from the Snake River in Idaho Falls Tuesday. | Jordan Wood, EastIdahoNews.com

An intoxicated man drove the SUV into the river about a year ago but was able to get out of the water and walk home, according to Lasher. The next morning, the man and his wife realized their vehicle was missing. Its whereabouts have remained a mystery until now.

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Divers moved the SUV down the river with the help of huge airbags and it was towed out of the water at the John’s Hole boat dock.