The 2005 Pontiac Montana’s antenna and roof rack were spotted by a passerby and Oklahoma State Police made the grim find at 7:20 p.m., at a point where the lake was 14 feet deeper than normal due to flooding.
Okmulgee County Sheriff's OfficeThe bodies of missing Oklahoma friends Cody Parrick (pictured) and Ben Baber have been found in a minivan submerged in Lake Eufaula.
Okmulgee County Sheriff's OfficeThe 20-year-olds vanished after attending the Rocklahoma music festival in Pryor, Okla., on May 22.
Parrick and Baber trekked to the Rocklahoma music fest in Pryor, Okla., on May 22 and were not heard from again.
The three-day Rocklahoma festival, which featured heavy-metal acts like Godsmack, Slayer, Linkin Park and Tesla, was where the men were last seen after their tickets were scanned just after 6 p.m.
Benjamin Baber via facebook
Baber (pictured) and Parrick were last seen after their tickets were scanned at the music festival.
FOX23The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the water was 14 feet higher than normal in the area of the lake where they found the vehicle.
The festival is some 80 miles from Lake Eufaula, which is 40 miles southeast of their hometown. Family said the lake is not on the way home.
A massive search was organized and a Facebook page to help find the missing friends drew 16, 000 fans.
Family placed two crosses near the boat ramp Monday.
“It keeps (Baber and Parrick) alive in everyone’s thoughts, ” Julie Pendley, Baber’s cousin, told the Tulsa World. “The fact that our boys touched that many people — it’s just mind-blowing.”