The Slaying That Wasn't, Apparently
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On December 11, 2012, investigators discovered the remains of Tom Sublett, the commissioner of Glynn County, GA, at the bottom of a nearby lake. Of course, numerous bodies turn up in and around lakes all the time. What makes this particular case intriguing is that Sublett's hands were bound together and there was a bullet cavity in his head. Police found an empty holster in his car and ammunition, but the weapon never turned up.
Foul play, right? Not according to a Glynn County medical examiner, who determined Sublett had taken his own life.
That's right. Despite leaving no note and displaying no unusual behavior, despite having no financial issues or problems with drugs and/or alcohol, and despite the fact the man's hands were bound together and no weapon was found in the area, authorities determined that Sublett had done himself in.
Smacks a bit of cover-up, doesn't it?
The Baltic Sea Anomaly Is Probably the Millenium Falcon
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There's much speculation about the history of an object discovered deep at the bottom of the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland in 2012. It is roughly 200 feet in length and circular, but this is about the extent of researchers' knowledge. Whether it was man-made or a naturally-occurring phenomenon, no one can definitively say.
Some, of course, speculate the object is an alien spacecraft. This does seem to be the most probable answer, since it is clearly the Millennium Falcon.
An Especially Deadly Oklahoma Lake
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In September 2013, two cars were discovered at the bottom of Foss Lake, near Elk City, OK, bringing to an end two decades-old disappearances. The first car, a 1969 Camaro, contained the remains of three individuals, believed to be a trio of teenagers who went missing on November 20, 1970.
The second vehicle, a 1950s-era Chevy, contained three more skeletons, one of which is believed to be Alvi Porter, who went missing the late 1950s or 1960s. Police do not suspect foul play in either case, but the proximity of the disappearances, and the fact the vehicles were found nearly side-by-side, makes for an eyebrow-raising coincidence.
A Mini-Stonehenge Located In Lake Michigan
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In 2007 a team of archaeologists from Northwestern Michigan College discovered a Stonehenge-like structure at the bottom of Lake Michigan, some 200 miles away from Chicago, IL. One of the rocks even appeared to feature an engraving of a mastodon.
Mysterious Cone-Shaped Structure Found In Sea Of Galilee
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Researchers testing sonar equipment picked up a strange mound at the bottom of the Sea of Galilee in Israel in 2003. It was revealed to be a cone-shaped structure roughly 230 feet at its base, with a height of 39 feet and an estimated weight of 60,000 tons.
Researchers say the structure is similar to burial sites discovered in the region, and could have been some kind of ceremonial structure. Because the object is submerged so deep underwater, it is incredibly difficult to study. Scientists estimate the structure to be anywhere from 2,000 to 12,000 years old.
Well-Preserved Skeletons At The Bottom Of A Himalayan Lake
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A number of well-preserved skeletons were discovered in Roopkund, a remote lake high in the Himalayan Mountains, in 1942. Investigators were baffled at the skeletons' presence there, as there had been no known settlements in the area.
It wasn't until 2004 that scientists were able to date the remains back to some time around 850 AD.
Ghost Town And Tombstones At The Bottom Of A Texas Lake
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Due to a prolonged drought in late 2011, the remnants of Bluffton, a small town in Texas, quite literally came to the surface. The town was submerged under 20 to 30 feet of water in 1936 when officials filled Lake Buchanan.
But as the lake began to deplete and recede, relics from old Bluffton began to appear, like tombstones from the late 1800s and the concrete foundations of several local establishments, including a two-story hotel.
Jawbone Of Fabled Sea 'Devil' Discovered In Russian Lake
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Researchers using scanning equipment in Lake Labynkyr announced on February 1, 2013, that they had discovered what they claimed were the skeletal remains of an ancient sea serpent, described locally as a "devil," not unlike the Loch Ness monster.
Though evidence was scant, the researchers said they found a jawbone and other bone fragments at the bottom of the lake. This is a "pics or it didn't happen" situation, however, so no jawbone, no sea devil.
Still, Lake Labynkyr is interesting, as it often reaches temperatures of -80 degrees but does not freeze.
An Undetonated Bomb
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In June 1988, a live 100-pound World War II-era bomb was discovered at the bottom of Lake Washington in Seattle. We don't yet know how it got there, but the going theory is that a warplane flying in or out of an airfield that once stood in the area may have dumped the bomb in the lake.
Why a pilot would do such a thing remains a mystery.
Norwegian Lake Was The Home Of Nazi Nuclear Artifacts
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Allied forces managed to sink a ferry as it sailed along Lake Tinn in 1944, en route to a secret Nazi base where scientists were attempting to build a nuclear bomb. It was believed the ferry carried barrels of "heavy water," an integral ingredient produced by a nearby hydroelectric plant.
Whether or not the ferry contained dangerous materials remained a mystery until 2005, when it was confirmed that the heavy water was indeed on board.
A Fake Skeleton Tea Party
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In 2015, someone snorkeling in Cienega Springs, AZ, thought he'd come across a pair of real-life skeletons sitting at the bottom of the Colorado River. He notified authorities, who sent their own diver only to discover the skeletons were plastic, wearing sunglasses, and sitting in lawn chairs.
??I don??t think they were trying to set up anything to scare anyone. I think they were gonna try to be funny,?? said Lt. Curtis Bagby of the La Paz County Sherriff's Office.
A Random Chair
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Redditor /u/Team_Braniel stated they were "exploring the bottom of Pavillion Lake for NASA," and that they found this random chair, sitting perfectly upright, 35 meters deep. It's possible this is the Creature from the Black Lagoon's chill spot.
A Massive Crucifix
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There's an 11-foot statue of Jesus on the cross submerged at the bottom of Lake Michigan. The Italian marble sculpture was first commissioned in 1956 by the family of a boy who died in a farming accident.
The crucifix was damaged on its way from Italy to the US, and the family refused to accept it. Later, the statue was purchased by a diving team and lowered into the lake as a memorial for deceased divers.
A Missing Prosthetic Leg
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When a one-legged Wisconsin man lost his prosthetic while canoeing in a lake, he had no idea it would eventually be stolen by a beaver. Mark Warner's fake leg fell overboard to the bottom of the lake, and somehow made it into an important structural component of a local beaver's dam.
Two other guys later spotted the leg and returned it to Warner for a $50 reward. Luckily, it wasn't his "everyday leg," so he'd been able to go on without it.
Mystery Plane Turns Mundane
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Sonar equipment revealed a submerged plane at the bottom of Lake Norman in North Carolina in September 2013. At first, the small craft was a mystery, as there were no reports of a crash in the area. Moreover, divers did not discover any bodies inside the cabin. It was the last thing anyone expected to find.
Theories as to the plane's origins and how it managed to end up at the bottom of the lake were bandied about by locals, but when a Cornelius woman, Barbara Anderson, came forward claiming the plane was hers, the intriguing mystery became rather mundane.
According to Anderson, flight instructors using her plane had simply forgotten to put up the locking gear, and the plane simply sunk. She had spent years and thousands of dollars attempting to locate the plane, but to no avail.
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