Robert Heikka, who was a teacher in Port Orange, Florida, at the time of his disappearance in 2020, was identified as the body found inside a submerged car over the weekend.
who was 70 years old when he vanished in Port Orange, was confirmed to be found inside his white 2012 Chevrolet Impala that was recovered from a canal along Pioneer Trail near New Smyrna Beach, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said, citing the medical examiner.Heikka’s body was discovered when members of the nonprofit Sunshine State Sonar Search Team and Recon Dive Recovery spotted the car after a recent and significant drop in the canal’s water level.
Volunteer teams located the partially submerged vehicle in a canal along Pioneer Trail near New Smyrna Beach after the water level dropped significantly, officials said. "Tragically, Robert lost control of his vehicle on a sharp corner that fateful night," the sonar search team said."The vehicle went crashing through 75 feet of trees and brush before ending up submerged in this small canal.
Divers returned to the site where Heikka's cellphone last pinged and searched a nearby canal with sonar equipment.The group said that teams returned to the site five months later with"a special piece of sonar equipment" for another look and discovered the submerged car. While officials could not immediately identify the remains found inside, the dive teams were able to confirm from theThe license plate tag of a vehicle found partially submerged in a canal is seen. The tag was confirmed to belong to the car of missing teacher Robert Heikka, officials said.
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