SEATTLE -- The family of a missing 79-year-old Shoreline man said his body was found in a car lying upside down in a Discovery Park ravine.

The daughter of Hilmer Jager told reporter Michelle Millman that the body discovered in an overturned white Buick is that of her father. The medical examiner's office has confirmed the identity of the body.

The car was pulled from the ravine by tow truck just before noon. Its top was crushed, video from Chopper 7 showed.

The Buick, which matches the description of the one belonging to Jager, was discovered by hikers at the park in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood on Sunday.

"We think, 'Oh, what if this hasn't been discovered yet,' you know? We found a car, somebody doesn't know is down here and we look around -- and in the window, you could see what looked like part of an arm," said Morgan Olson, who discovered the car.

Investigators said it appears the car was heading down Government Way, but instead of turning in the roundabout, it plunged through the woods and tumbled down a steep and thickly forested ravine.