Car of woman missing for a year found in pond

PEABODY, Mass. -- Police have found the car of a Peabody woman who has been missing for nearly a year.

Alice Nunes's 2003 Black Lexus was found at the bottom of Flax Pond in Lynn.

Nunes, of Peabody, disappeared last December.

The 58-year old woman was last heard from on her cell phone pleading for her husband to come help her because water was rushing into her car.

Investigators said Nunes' body was likely the one found inside the car. They do not know how the car got into the water.

"The car was located in approximately 16 feet of water about 40 to 50 feet out in the perimeter of Carter Road. When the car was extracted from the water the doors were locked. The Jaw of Life were used to open the doors. There was a body located in the back seat of the car, that body will not be identified [yet]," said Jonathan Bloggett, district attorney.

Along with the body, police said they found the woman's work ID.

State Police are examining the car. The medical examiner has the body and will determine the identity and cause of death.

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