Mom’s idea to track missing son’s vehicle by GPS leads police to horrifying discovery

The body of a missing man was found in his submerged vehicle after his mom suggested tracking the car’s GPS system.

Isaiah Lowe, 21, was reported missing on January 24 after he was last seen driving in a black Chevrolet Camaro with red stripes two days earlier in California.

On Monday, Lowe’s mother, Natalie Wallace, told police that she had previously tracked her son’s car using a GPS device.

The device had pinged to a location alongside a highway where cops discovered a damaged fence, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office. 

Investigators then found debris from what appeared to be Lowe’s car littering the shoulder of the highway along the fence. 

Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers were called to the scene and began searching a nearby river in Bonsall, which is about 50 miles south of San Diego. 

Volunteers and law enforcement searched the San Luis Rey River and found Lowe’s Camaro.

Recent rainfall had buried the car and authorities found the vehicle fully submerged. They searched until nightfall but were forced to call off rescue efforts until the following day. 

Police found Isaiah Lowe’s black Chevrolet Camaro with red stripes submerged in a river after GPS tracking pinged his car on the side of a highway 

Lowe was 21-years-old and was last seen on surveillance footage in his car on January 22

On Tuesday, police recovered Lowe’s vehicle and made the horrifying discovery of the 21-year-old’s body inside his Camaro. 

The Medical Examiner’s Office was notified and began working to determine a cause of death. The office told Dailymail.com that the case is currently pending. 

It’s unclear when Lowe’s vehicle submerged in the river or how long his body was underwater. 

The last time Lowe was seen alive was surveillance camera footage of him in his car. He was believed to be at work on the night shift before disappearing. 

On February 1, his mother shared on Facebook that they hadn’t seen or heard from their son and pleaded with the public to continue sharing his missing person poster. 

They said it was uncharacteristic for him to not respond and were concerned for his well-being.  

His family shared a video on social media discussing their frustrations with the investigation two weeks after his disappearance and asked the community for help. 

On Wednesday, Lowe’s mother shared the devastating news that Lowe had been found.  

‘Facebook family, I do not know what to say, but THANK YOU all for searching, praying and looking for my baby Isaiah Lowe. He has been found but not the way we wanted to find him. Please keep myself and our family in your prayers,’ she wrote. 

Lowe’s family described him as a ‘bright light’ in their lives and said he was full of love and laughter

Authorities searched for Lowe’s distinct Camaro for weeks until his mom used a GPS tracking device to ping a recent location 

A GoFundMe was set up in support of the family after Lowe’s death. 

‘With heavy hearts, we share the devastating loss of Isaiah, who passed away unexpectedly,’ the description read. 

‘He was a bright light in the lives of so many—full of love, laughter, and a spirit that touched everyone who knew him.’ 

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging the community to contact them if they have any further information on the case. 

Dailymail.com reached out to SDCS for an update but didn’t immediately hear back.