MONTEZUMA – Authorities have released the identities of the individuals who died in a submerged vehicle in rural Montezuma over the weekend.

The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office was first notified of the submerged vehicle on Saturday, April 4, at around 9am. The vehicle was discovered in a drainage pond just north of Lake Silverado in rural Montezuma. Two individuals were found inside the vehicle, both of whom were pronounced deceased at the scene.

Yesterday evening, authorities identified the deceased subjects as 30-year-old Amanda Ray of Des Moines (formerly of Montezuma), and 29-year-old Joshua Carroll of Montezuma.

The investigation into this incident remains active.