The bodies of two missing mothers were found in a submerged Jeep that plunged over an embankment and plummeted some 70 feet into the river below, cops said.

Vanessa Bautista, 24, and Alexa Navarro, 23, both of South Bend, Indiana, were discovered on Tuesday night in the mangled vehicle after it was pulled out of the St. Joseph River in Niles, Michigan — about 11 miles north of the women’s hometown.

They were positively identified by Western Michigan University Office of the Medical Examiner on Thursday — although an official cause of death has yet to be determined.

Alexa Navarro is shown in this undated photo. The bodies of two missing mothers were found inside a sunken Jeep in a Michigan river, and police say it is unclear how they died. Alexa Navarro/Facebook

Niles Police Chief James Millin told The Post Thursday that the vehicle is believed to have gone over an embankment around 4 a.m. Sunday morning. The women were reported missing that same day.

Cops said they are pursuing all leads, but there doesn’t appear to have been any “outside forces” at play.

This undated photo shows Vanessa Bautista. Vanessa Bautista/Facebook

“A lot of people were concerned that the vehicle had a lot of damage and I don’t think they understand that the vehicle went off an embankment and down approximately 60 or 70 feet of a pretty steep incline, hitting trees and so on on the way down before it hit the water,” he said.

“There’s been statements made that possibly somebody was chasing the girl, so we’re investigating that, looking into it,” Millin said. “You know, right now, there do not appear to have been any outside forces, you know, such as pushing the vehicle off the road or something like that – but again that is still under investigation.”

The results of the women’s autopsies and toxicology tests could take weeks to complete, he revealed.

Alexa Navarro was found dead inside a vehicle submerged in the Saint Joseph River in Niles, Michigan. Jam Press

The duo was found wearing clothing that matched their description and in the same 2020 gray Jeep Grand Cherokee they were driving, family members told WNDU Tuesday.

South Bend police said the pair was last seen in Elkhart — about 21 miles east of South Bend — and their last pinned location was in Niles, according to the sister of one of the missing women. 

South Bend Police confirmed to The Post Thursday that the case had been transferred to Niles.