POLICE: Mother, young son found dead inside vehicle submerged in St. Louis area pond

ROXANA, Mo. (KMOX/AP) - Police say a 34-year-old woman and her 7-year-old son were found dead inside a vehicle that drove into a pond in eastern Missouri.

Divers recovered the bodies from inside a car submerged in about 10 feet of water near Roxana.

Madison County sheriff's Lit. Brian Koberna says the car left the road about 6:30 Tuesday night and drove about 20 yards before hitting the pond. They say there is no indication of suicide or if the car collided with another vehicle or animal, forcing it off the road. 

Police are checking to see if her cell phone may have been active at the time of the accident.

The two people's names have not been released. Koberna said the boy was a grade schooler and that he and his mother lived in the area. He said it is unclear why the vehicle went into the pond.

Roxana is about 20 miles (32.19 kilometers) northeast of St. Louis.