ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County's medical examiner says remains found inside a vehicle that was submerged in an Orlando  retention pond are of a missing Belle Isle woman.


What You Need To Know

  • Vehicle found inside Orlando retention pond

  • Divers found a body inside the vehicle

  • Stephanie Hollingsworth was last seen on September 25

The vehicle was discovered Saturday afternoon near Dowden Road and Story Time Drive as searchers were flying a drone over the area, according to police. The license plate found on the submerged vehicle matched the plate of Stephanie Hollingsworth's vehicle, police said. Hollingsworth went missing last month.

The medical examiner's office announced Monday that the remains were of Hollingsworth. Her family and the Belle Isle Police Dept. have been notified.

Hollingsworth, 50, was last seen on September 25. She was driving a champagne-colored Chevy Tahoe when she left her Monet Avenue home.