Divers discovered a body inside a vehicle submerged in water near Daytona Beach over the weekend. It belonged to a missing Florida teacher.
Divers discovered a body inside a vehicle submerged in water near Daytona Beach over the weekend, authorities said. The car belonged to Robert Heikka, a teacher from Port Orange, Florida, who went missing in 2020, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
Volunteers from to local search and rescue crews spotted the vehicle in a canal along Pioneer Trail, about 10 miles south of Port Orange, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said in an announcement shared toTheir initial discovery came as water levels in the canal"recently dropped significantly," officials said. Volunteers who spotted the submerged vehicle also confirmed the registration tags, indicating it belonged to Heikka.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said in a subsequent update on Saturday that its dive team had successfully recovered the sunken vehicle from the canal near Pioneer Trail, with one deceased occupant found inside. The car is in a canal along Pioneer Trail where the water level has recently dropped significantly. It hasn’t been determined if it’s occupied. Thanks to Sunshine State Sonar and Recon Dive Recovery for spotting the vehicle and confirming the tag
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