Why would JvdS drive?
Being a member he knew his way to and from, and around the racquet club.
Pond will take 3-5 hrs to drain per JM.
good answer!
4 or 5 hours to drain the pond so it is shallow - area may have been dried up but mucky when he buried her there (shoes sucked off his feet by the muck or Deepak told Joran to get rid of the muddy shoes before Joran got into his car?) Now it is filled up due to the recent rainy weather.
Is she is in the mud and sand under the pond, then her body may be fairly preserved.
If Deepunk killed her, it's his body to DEAL with.