Families get a chance for closure after a set of teens went missing and two families spent decades without answers.
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‘I prayed for this for years’: Car of missing White County teen found in 12 feet of muddy water
White County families now have a chance for closure after a set of teens went missing decades ago without answers.
Erin Foster, 18, and Jeremy Bechtel, 17, disappeared in April of 2000. Since then, family members and investigators have been looking for the teens on the west side of White County.
“I’ve said many times, they could be right under our noses and we don’t know it,” said White County Sheriff Steve Page.
On Wednesday, Jeremy Sides, a freelance diver, found Foster’s car in the Calfkiller River. The White County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of the 21-year-old discovery.
“He done what nobody had done before — got in that part of the water and just found the car,” said Sheriff Page. “I prayed for this for years. I prayed that God would help me bring closure to White County and these families that miss their loved ones so much.”
Now, investigators will collect as much evidence as possible in hopes of piecing together what actually happened on that spring night two decades ago.
The White County Sheriffs Office and Rescue Squad helped retrieve the vehicle.
Page says it could take months for the car to be cleaned out and have evidence collected. Any remains will be sent to the medical examiner for DNA verification.
Car belonging to White County teen missing since 2000 found in river
