A Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport reported stolen six years ago has been found at the bottom of a Georgia river. The 460-horsepower sports car was recovered by the Rapid Compassion Collective, a nonprofit that conducts underwater searches for missing people and vehicles, including those connected to decades-old cold cases. This organization, led by Jeremy Sides, often shares their discoveries on social media, bringing attention to unresolved cases.
The group’s Instagram post showed the C7-gen Corvette being pulled from the water, covered in muck. The car’s distinctive “two-face” black-and-blue color scheme and an Instagram sticker on the windshield helped netizens identify it as the same vehicle reported stolen in December 2020. The sticker, bearing an Instagram handle, was a key detail that allowed online sleuths to connect the recovered car to an earlier post from December 11, 2020, which appeared to show the same Corvette, confirming its stolen status.
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Despite its fiberglass body appearing surprisingly intact, the Corvette is likely a total loss. The LT1 engine, transmission, electronics, and interior have likely been severely damaged by their time underwater. The prolonged submersion in water would have caused extensive corrosion and deterioration to the mechanical and electrical components, making restoration a daunting and costly endeavor.
It’s unclear how the stolen Corvette ended up in the river, and the thieves responsible have not been identified. This isn’t the first time Jeremy Sides, president of Rapid Compassion Collective, has found a Corvette underwater. A few months earlier, he recovered a C5 Corvette with a catfish in the trunk, highlighting the unusual nature of some of their discoveries. The recurring theme of Corvettes being found submerged adds an intriguing layer to the mystery of how these high-performance vehicles end up in such situations.
