Bodies of 2 pals who went to Rocklahoma concert found; no foul play expected
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The bodies of two friends who vanished after attending an Oklahoma music festival last month were discovered inside a van submerged in a lake and authorities said Tuesday that they do not believe there was any foul play.
Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice told the Tulsa World that the bodies of 20-year-olds Benjamin Baber and Cody Parrick were located Sunday in Baber’s minivan, which was submerged in the flood-swollen Lake Eufaula.
The men had been missing after the Rocklahoma festival for 16 days before receding water levels revealed the top of the van.
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Mayes County law enforcement officials and volunteers conducted a search on more than 400 acres around where the festival took place. Family members say Baber and Parrick had three-day passes for the Rocklahoma performances and were planning to be there for the entire weekend.
Family members said the men had been best friends since they were in a pre-kindergarten class together. It’s unclear how the vehicle ended up in the lake but Rice said Baber was a very inexperienced driver.
The Associated Press contributed to this report