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In the south of France, lies Lake
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Boncalie.
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A picturesque reservoir, some 60 miles
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northeast of Toulouse.
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It's a very, very large expanse of water
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in quite a remote location up in the
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hills.
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Miles from any habitation.
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It's a very beautiful location.
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Place very
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in the middle of nowhere. It was nobody
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going in fact,
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only fishing men.
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But in 2001,
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this tranquil beauty spot revealed a
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terrible secret.
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There had been a notable drought for a
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very long period that summer.
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The levels of water in the lake had
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dropped over 30 ft.
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There is something walking around here.
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We will see the top of the car.
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Somebody sees the top from this way,
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walking on this way. And he calls the
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police.
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The discovery of a sunken car brought
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French military police, the gendarme, to
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the lake.
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They were immediately suspicious.
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The only reason to go with a car in this
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way is to put the car in the lake.
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I don't see
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you have to go this way if you don't
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want to hide a car.
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There is no house around. Nobody can see
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the car when he is come here.
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We send local police team, local
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gendarmerie team
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to look which car is it.
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And we have the description of the red
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car.
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The car was a rusted 4x4 Toyota Land
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Cruiser.
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It had clearly been in the lake for some
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time.
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But what had happened to the driver?
