Human remains found in river identified as missing New Hampshire woman Alberta Leeman, officially solving "43-year-old mystery"

Human remains that were found in a car in the Connecticut River last year are those of a New Hampshire woman who disappeared in 1978 in a motor vehicle accident, authorities said Friday.

"The remains are those of Alberta Leeman, who was last seen in July, 1978," New Hampshire State Police and other agencies said in a news release. "At the time of her disappearance, Ms. Leeman was 63 years old."

Her death was determined to be an accident from a motor vehicle collision and the cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, the news release said. The events surrounding her death aren't considered to be suspicious.