Omaha Police identify woman found in submerged car in Carter Lake

(Omaha, NE) -- Omaha Police have identified the woman found dead in Carter Lake.

Investigators say 22 year old Nyahon Thuok was found in an SUV submerged in Carter Lake early Wednesday morning. OPD says just before 1:00 Wednesday morning, officer were patrolling the area and saw an SUV submerged with its lights on near 11th Street and Carter Lake Shore Drive West.

Police say divers were called to the area to recover the vehicle, and found Thuok's body inside the SUV. Investigators say they’re still looking into exactly what happened and how the vehicle ended up in the lake.

(Photo by WOWT 6 News)


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