Body found after two cars pulled from Cooper River in New Jersey

A body was found inside one of two mud-covered vehicles pulled from the Cooper River in New Jersey.

The unidentified remains were discovered when the cars were yanked up near Cooper River Park in Pennsauken around 3 p.m. Thursday, CBS reported.

The vehicles appeared to be completely covered in mud, but it was not immediately clear how long they had been in the river or how they got there, the report noted.

Crews pulled two cars from the Cooper River on Thursday afternoon. WPVI-TV
Crews pulled two cars from the Cooper River on Thursday afternoon. WPVI-TV
The remains have not been identified. CBS News Philadelphia
The remains have not been identified. CBS News Philadelphia
It was not clear how long the cars had been in the water or how they got there. FOX 29 Philadelphia
It was not clear how long the cars had been in the water or how they got there. FOX 29 Philadelphia

Teams dressed in white jumpsuits swarmed around both models, while tents appeared to obscure most of the possible evidence.

The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office in investigating the find, CBS said.