Missing Car Linked to Missouri Man Missing Since 2013 Found Submerged in Pond

[Turd Fergusen]

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - Authorities in Camden County, Missouri have recovered the car of a man who went missing in 2013.

According to a news release, on Dec. 16, the Camden County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a property owner who had been contacted by a freelance videographer who uses a drone.

The videographer told the property owner he was searching the area regarding the missing persons case of Donald “Donnie” Erwin from Camdenton.

The videographer said he found a car at the bottom of a small pond on the property of the landowner while flying his drone this week.

Later that day, Camden County deputies and crews from the Mid-County Fire Protection District Dive Team went to the area and were able to match the license plate to the plate of Erwin’s missing Hyundai Elantra.

Crews got the car out of the pond and notified Erwin’s family of this development.

“Investigators are still actively working on the case, processing the vehicle for evidence, and searching the pond and surrounding area for any remains of Mr. Erwin. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all the law enforcement officers, firefighters, and volunteers who have helped investigate this case over the past 10 years,” Camden County Sheriff Tony Helms said.

Previously reported by KY3, Donnie Erwin, 59, is an army veteran. Due to some health complications, he only had one leg.

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Car linked to Missouri man missing since 2013 found submerged in pond

Police say a car found submerged in a pond matched the car linked to Donald Erwin, who was reported missing in 2013.

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YouTuber helps find remains of missing Missouri Army vet 10 years after he disappeared​

The remains of a Missouri veteran who had been missing for a decade were found Sunday thanks to the help of a dedicated YouTuber.

Investigators believe the remains — as well as an artificial hip — belong to Donnie Erwin, a man who vanished on Dec. 29, 2013 in Camdenton, a city located in the Ozarks.

Erwin was last seen driving a 2002 Hyundai Elantra nearly 10 years ago to the day.

The same car was pulled from an area lake earlier this month after YouTuber and drone pilot James Hinkle spotted it during his own hunt for the missing man, a nearly year-long journey he has chronicled on his popular channel “Echo Divers.”

Hinkle — who boasts more than one million subscribers — found the vehicle on Dec. 14 while using freshwater mapping technology.

Scuba divers from the video blogger’s team jumped into the water for a closer look at the algae-covered car to confirm it was the one Erwin was last seen driving almost exactly a decade earlier.

Although a forensic pathologist has yet to determine whether the remains are those of Erwin, investigators are “confident the hip and remains belong to him,” the sheriff’s office said.

“Wow Brother. What a special Christmas this is. Even though you’re not with us, we know where you are now and we can rejoice because of it. I love you brother and I miss you terribly, but I know it was God’s will that brought you to us and I know you are no longer in pain,” Erwin’s sister, Yvonne Erwin-Bowen, wrote on Facebook following the news.

YouTuber helps find remains of missing Missouri Army vet 10 years after he disappeared

Scuba divers jumped into the water to confirm the algae-covered car was the one Donnie Erwin was last seen driving almost exactly a decade earlier.

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