New evidence came to light in a five-year-old cold case Wednesday when divers pulled the vehicle of a missing woman from the Brazos River in Texas, recovering a bone fragment inside that finally could answer some of her family's questions. Stephanie Torres, 43, of Waco, was last seen December 20, 2017, as she drove away from home in her Kia Rio. She had attempted suicide earlier that day by trying to throw herself from a bridge. Her family unsuccessfully tried to block the driveway and prevent her from leaving. Torres' family watched Wednesday as the Kia Rio, which did not have a license plate, was dragged to shore. It is believed to be her car, which had distinctive damage to the bumper, according to KWTX. Human remains also were recovered and are currently undergoing forensic testing. Stephanie Torres of Waco, 43 (pictured), was last seen on December 20, 2017, by her family as she drove away from her home in her Kia Rio. Police believe that a vehicle dredged from the bottom of the Brazos River and a bone fragment found at the scene are hers An upside-down Kia Rio, the same make and model as Torres' car, was uncovered on Wednesday about 55 feet from shore and 13 feet underwater in the Brazos River Torres' family shed tears as a Kia Rio without a license plate, believed to be hers due to a distinctive missing piece of its bumper, was dredged out of the Brazos River on Wednesday She appeared intoxicated when she left the house for the last time. It wasn't unusual for Torres to go missing for days at a time before returning home, and her family hoped she would do so, but she and her car never came back. Fibromyalgia dominated Torres' life. Her children remember their mother weeping as she stood under the hot water in the shower each day after work to ease her pain, according to NBC News. Her medications, which she left at home along with her cellphone and wallet, made her depressed. When the Waco Police Department learned of the extent of Torres' illness, the fact that she left her belongings at home and her family's suspicion of suicide, the investigation into her disappearance waned, said spokesperson officer Garen Bynum. They contacted the Texas Rangers, and the two agencies searched for the Kia Rio's license plate on highways. The department contacted pharmacies to see if she had refilled her medications or posted on social media after her family reported her missing on December 21, 2017, but there were no clues and the case soon went cold. Police said 'every lead came up empty.' With the help of firefighters at the Waco Police Department, the divers dredged the car out of the river 'I felt like they weren’t getting in touch with us or letting us know anything about the case,' Torres' daughter, Bianca, told NBC News. Jared Leisek, of Adventures with Purpose, a team of divers that since 2019 has traveled the country to help find missing people, wondered why the family hadn't contacted him sooner. 'With Bianca, I'm like, knowing about us, how come you didn't reach out to us long before this? Her response was, "well, Jared, I didn't think anyone would care about my mom,"' Leisek said in a YouTube video posted by the team Wednesday. After hearing about the details of Torres' life and last moments with her family, the team beelined to the river, just a few miles from where she was last seen. Shipley said that crime scene investigators were investigating whether a bone fragment found at the scene 'is connected with Ms. Torres or someone else' 'We went off of those clues. What happened that day? What's the most likely scenario?' Leisek said. Within 30 minutes of scouring the creek bed as Torres' family looked on, the divers found not just one, but three submerged vehicles. One, Leisek said, had been reported stolen from Austin, Texas. It is unclear how the other got there. But the third was the Kia Rio, the same make and model as Torres' car, upside-down about 55 feet from shore and 13 feet underwater. Although its license plate was missing, the divers noticed a distinctive missing piece of the fender that Bianca had described. With the help of firefighters at the Waco Police Department, the divers pulled the car from the river. Police said the other two vehicles will be pulled from the river at a later date 'Once the vehicle was recovered, investigators found a small bone fragment,' Waco Police spokesperson Cierra Shipley told CBS News. 'The bone fragment and the vehicle are now being processed for evidence.' Shipley said that crime scene investigators were looking into whether the bone 'is connected with Ms. Torres or someone else.' Police said the other two vehicles will be pulled from the river at a later date. 'It is our honor to have brought Stephanie Torres home,' Adventures with Purpose said in a statement. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility