Yes! That would avoid the need for a team. You'd need extra flotation for the body, as they don't initially have buoyancy owing to the lack of air in the lungs. But def doable if you had take, say, a few plastic 2 liter water bottles along - that would do it.50 foot high stone platform - why didn't I think of it?
There is a simpler way though. Tie a sleeping bag to the body. Swim with the body in lifesaver fashion to the centre of the lake and leave it floating there. Then make repeated journeys swimming back and forth to fill up the sleeping bag with stones until it sinks.
50 foot high stone platform - why didn't I think of it?
There is a simpler way though. Tie a sleeping bag to the body. Swim with the body in lifesaver fashion to the centre of the lake and leave it floating there. Then make repeated journeys swimming back and forth to fill up the sleeping bag with stones until it sinks.
Yes! That would avoid the need for an extensive support team. You'd need extra flotation for the body, as they apparently don't initially have buoyancy right after death owing to the lack of air in the lungs. But definitely doable if you had taken a few empty 2 liter water bottles along. You've certainly solved the problem of getting the weight needed to get the body/evidence to a deep enough point for it to sink to the deepest parts without the carrier sinking into the mud beforehand. I think LE should definitely spent a LOT more resources searching all the lakes in the area, regardless of the local knowledge and expertise which seems to have precluded this so far.