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

A sunken vehicle found during a drought left French investigators with a chilling question: what happened to the person who drove it there?

Brief Summary

A sunken car in Lake Boncalie leads to a police investigation into its driver.

Key points

A Terrible Secret Revealed. In 2001, a drought revealed a sunken car in Lake Boncalie, leading to a shocking discovery.
The Discovery of a Sunken Car. French military police were called to investigate a rusted 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser found in the lake.

Episode highlights

A Terrible Secret RevealedIn 2001, a drought revealed a sunken car in Lake Boncalie, leading to a shocking discovery.“But in 2001, this tranquil beauty spot revealed a terrible secret.”1:00Mar 14, 2026

Episode quotes

But in 2001, this tranquil beauty spot revealed a terrible secret.

Introduction of the lake's dark history.

1:00WatchMar 14, 2026

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