Human remains found inside car belonging to Arkansas mom who went missing with daughter in 1998

Authorities in Arkansas have recovered a car that matches the description of one belonging to a woman who went missing with her young daughter more than 20 years ago.

The Pope County Sheriff's Office says the car was pulled from about 8 feet of water on Tuesday afternoon. Investigators also discovered human remains inside the car, the sheriff's office said.

According to police, the vehicle description matches one belonging to Samantha Jean Hopper, who was reported missing on Sept. 11, 1998, along with her daughter, Courtney. According to memorial fund set up for Hopper, she was nine months pregnant and her daughter was 22 months old when they disappeared.