REPORT: Boy with GoPro finds body of woman who disappeared in 1992

September 10, 2019

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REVELSTOKE, British Columbia – The family of a Canadian woman who disappeared in 1992 finally know what happened to their loved one, thanks to 13-year-old Max Werenka and his GoPro camera.

Max, whose family owns cabins on Griffin Lake near Revelstoke, BC, spotted what appeared to be a submerged vehicle around 15 feet below the surface of the mountain lake, which is just off the Trans-Canada highway, the CBC reports.

The article goes on to state the following:

His family notified the Mounties and when officers arrived to investigate, Max led them to the site before diving in and recording video to confirm that it was a car. Officers later hauled a 1986 black Honda Accord from the lake. Inside was the body of Nancy Farris, a 69-year-old Vancouver Island resident who had disappeared while driving to a wedding in Alberta 27 years earlier.

“I think the worst thing was not knowing,” says her son, 62-year-old George Farris. “Given a sad situation, it’s the best of all outcomes.”

Mill Bay’s Janet Farris disappeared after leaving her home to drive to Alberta 27 years ago. Tonight, thanks to a 13yo boy and his GoPro, her family now knows what happened to her. The story on @CHEK_News tonight. pic.twitter.com/ZV9iok2jCQ

— April Lawrence (@AprilCHEK) September 6, 2019

“Thirteen-year-old B.C. local Max Werenka accidentally discovered the submerged vehicle of 70-year-old Janet Farris, putting an end to a missing persons investigation open since 1992.” https://t.co/G026oCKVae #BCpoli #BC

— BC Proud (@BCisPROUD) September 7, 2019

Family of Mill Bay’s Janet Farris thankful to 13-year-old boy who solved her mysterious disappearance with a GoPro camera: https://t.co/GAemidYowY

— All Points West (@AllPointsWestBC) September 7, 2019

In the fall of 1992, Janet Farris was driving to a wedding in Alberta when she vanished without a trace. Decades later, a 13-year-old boy happened upon a submerged vehicle, delivering answers to the missing woman’s family. https://t.co/yo475wa2Fn

— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) September 6, 2019