MELBOURNE, Fla. (WFLA) — A sonar crew found a lacking Florida girl’s minivan the other way up in a retention pond, fixing a case that had haunted her household for a decade.
Katya Belaya, a mom of three and science professor at Japanese Florida State Faculty, left her residence in Melbourne on Sept. 28, 2014, to go to the shop, however by no means returned.
Days earlier than Christmas, a volunteer group known as Sunshine State Sonar discovered her white Honda Odyssey sunken in a 24-foot retention pond, in line with experiences by NBC affiliate WESH.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Workplace confirmed that Belaya’s stays had been contained in the automotive, however her precise reason for demise will not be identified.
“I spoke to the daughters … they reached out to me on the telephone … they usually expressed their gratitude, and so forth … and I believe they had been nonetheless in shock,” mentioned Sunshine State Sonar Proprietor Michael Sullivan.
Sullivan mentioned the group, which focuses on fixing chilly instances utilizing sonar, took on the case after receiving messages about a few of the “heartbreaking” posts that Belaya’s daughters had made on-line.
The group searched over 30 our bodies of water close to the spot the place Belaya’s telephone final pinged earlier than they lastly got here throughout her minivan.
In line with Sullivan, Sunshine State Sonar has solved 15 instances within the final two years.
They’re at the moment engaged on 72 different lacking individuals instances throughout the state.
