Human remains discovered in a vehicle found submerged in the Mississippi River in September have been identified of a missing East Moline man from 2019.

The remains were identified as Daniel Claeys, who was in his early 30s when his family said he was missing in 2019.

Remains of missing man Daniel Claeys found in Mississippi River; East Moline police launch a homicide investigation.

He was found in a truck reported stolen in 2017, according to police. How it ended up in the Mississippi River isn’t exactly clear, but investigators believe it was resting in the murky water for a long time, saying it was “buried deep in the mud.”

Human remains discovered three months ago in a pickup truck in the Mississippi River have been identified as a man who was reported missing in 2019, Illinois authorities said. “The East Moline Police Department continues to investigate this incident as a homicide,