FULL INTERVIEW: Franklin County Sheriff Aaron Dodd on Ethan Kazmerzak investigation
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- Опубликовано: 26 окт 2020
- Human remains have been found in a car submerged in water near the city of Hampton, according to Franklin County Sheriff Aaron Dodd.
The vehicle is believed to have been owned by Ethan Kazmerzak, who went missing in September 2013.
The remains have not yet been identified.
Kazmerzak was last seen on Sept. 15, 2013 near the body of water that a dive team found his car in Monday.
According to the sheriff's office, the body of water had been searched through twice to find any evidence of Kazmerzak.
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Best Law enforcement officer in the world Franklin County got there. Full Respect from the UK.
Yes... All credit due to Adventures With Purpose .
Credit the guy that gave AWP the tip about this particular location. The guy knew this was the correct pond.
The owners of the land, the sheriff's office, the town's people, etc. Credit to them also.
@@LP-mz8rc yeah i hope he got some of the reward
AWP is doing a fantastic service to everyone and I love their mission. I watched their video about this search and they did state they returned because one of their viewers pointed out to them that they needed to check a specific body of water that they hadn't checked out the month earlier. So in kudos as well to that AWP viewer who pointed them back to the right pond!!
Way to go Jared, Sam and Dan at Adventures With Purpose, that Awesome Tipster Viewer, Ethan's community, LEO and rescue/recovery professionals, all the property owners, the dive recovery teams, AWP supporters and the youtube community!
Prayers to the family and may their hearts heal with good memories of Ethan.
Not all
This sheriff was a real gentleman to the dive crew. We need more sheriffs like him.
He was very accommodating and welcoming. I wish others would follow his lead
Agreed. No ego is nice!
Exactly why that reporter bothered me treating him with no tone of grace or sympathy. She literally spoke to him like a criminal walking out of a courthouse .
Why he tell em wrong pit to search first time then?
Thankyou for giving credit to the Adventures with Purpose! They are an amazing 3 guys!
Yes!! I was hoping he would thank them, but I think he should have led with them considering the sheriffs department had stopped looking already.
Everyone who seen the video on AWP RUclips channel could see what happened. That's how I got to this video through the link in the description.
Shouldn’t have to be thanked...credit all goes to the dive crew no questions. Again, they don’t need to be thanked for giving credit where it’s due
Amen!!! The guys from the Adventures team are awesome. They gave this family of Ethan closure.
@First Name Last Name Does cussing make you feel empowered?
And I'm the fool?
Chief seems like a good guy. I see he is bothered by the death
“Sheriff”
@Kabuki Kitsune well that doesn’t mean he isn’t bothered by the death and that he truly didn’t think a car was there. However, it’s a horrible horrible look...maybe he feels bad that he could be receiving demotion.
@Kabuki Kitsune he was relying on the dive teams
That did the searching so that's most likely why ....I'd feel awful and you know he feels terrible! I mean look at him and the was he is talking. .
I have watched nearly all the videos from Adventures with Purpose. And they've encountered some great Sheriffs and some somewhat nasty ones. Sheriff Dodd is a class act and a top-notch guy. He just wanted to find Ethan and he didn't care who or what had to be done. He was literally just happy the case was resolved. He also deserves credit for helping AWP with their videos, which fund their efforts and keep them searching for others.
No, he's bothered by the fact that his office really blew it in the original search.
Don't blame Chief Dodd. He's only been in charge 2 years and this happened before his command. In fact lay off the blame. It does no good for anybody, least of all the community.
AMEN! Best comment on here! We should all be grateful if we haven't walked in these shoes. I feel bad for Ethan, his family, friends and all those missing & looking for him. 7 yrs is a long time.
Well said.
AWP said he was a great guy.
He is not a chief he is a sheriff.
As Jared said in the live feed last night, don't throw anyone under the bus, technology was different then and the equipment may have been old so the car was not found.
Praying for the family.
Poor guy, the sheriff here you can tell is upset about the young man's death. I think he did a great job conducting himself with this. Thank you for your service sir.
And embarrassing to the department probably. Like he said happy they found it.
If you see the video of the guys who found the car and body of Ethan, This guy was a complete asshat and was a total disappointment.
He was nervous and more shy type with cameras. It wasnt being choked up over a 7 yr case.
Dodd is a punk- told wrong pit to search
Refused to accompany said to busy l 8t hampton
You can tell he is completely heartbroken by everything going on. Please show some compassion to him.
He personally is impacted as the Chief... unfortunately it's his investigators that didn't do their jobs or show concern that's worrying....either not the right skills or not the right equipment, both? Either way, AWP did a great service in recovering Ethan and getting closure for the next of kin, community. Now someone needs to ensure the sheriff's department has the best equipment and training for any future rescues/recoveries.....hold a public fund raiser....... Don't pass blame
@@chordsofgratitude2073 I'm not passing blame.
Amen!
@@chordsofgratitude2073 That's not fare to blame any previous persons whom searched the pond prior. As was mentioned the search was 7 years prior and at best the equipment used was new at the time and sonar technology has improved tremendously in the last several years. The sonar unit could have been an older unit even when this search was initially done lessening it's capability compared to the 6 month old unit the Adventures with Purpose folks have.
It's a sad deal that the car was missed on the prior 2 looks but I am relatively certain there was no malintent. As for purchasing new gear I'll tell you first hand that many smaller police departments have to scratch and claw for many of the resources they have. While I'm not a police officer I used to work as a radio technician programming the P25 radios public safety persons use. There is ALOT of older equipment in these departments that are hand me downs from federal agencies or state agencies. I remember digging through our junk and scrap piles rounding as many E-PROM chips and vehicle wiring harness as possible for long outdated (support ended in the late 90s) Sentor-X low band VHF radios in 2007 for NEW installs for a small police department. Yep, these were their NEW radios, the scraps from a State agency that had removed theirs from their fleet. So it would not surprise me if the sonar used in the previous searches was a hand me down similar to the Sentor example.
@Jayss10: I guess you didn't understand what I posted. I wasn't blaming the sherrif at all, but the deputy was rude as all get out.... I did say that the sheriff's department should get additional equipment, training and maybe additional deputies....if that requires an expanded budget, then request more funds or hold public fundraisers.... Pueblo County Colorado held a fundraiser for police vests and protective equipment..... m.ruclips.net/video/8eFNEXGT7v0/видео.html
🎥 Two Police Departments Outfitted With Protective Vests ...
Jared, Sam & Dan of Adventures With Purpose conducted the awesome dive & discovery free of charge, dedicating their skills to cleaning waterways/environment.
They get the reward of $100,000.
@@jakeschisler7525 yes, but they dive for free on all search missions. A reward is not their motivation.
@@sharon94503 I know been watching this RUclips channel for quite a long while
@@sharon94503 they actually did get the reward then?
@@jakeschisler7525 I thought that AWP stated they only returned because one of their subscribers pointed out to them that they missed a critical body of water and thought he saw something on Google imaging. Isn't he entitled to a portion of the reward as well?
No one is to blame. Technology was different back then. I want to thank EVERYONE from past and present who searched and found this young man and his car.
BIG time different like then was a black and white screen compared to the high graphics colour now
Yep, even with their newer radar unit, when they skimmed by it the first time it showed up as just a small area of flat surface (what the deep black was). They may have missed it if they hadn't had a tip based on coordinates from a Google Satellite image, to know where to pass over straight on.
Police dive team also dove the pond back then and missed...pretty clear water for Iowa....
@@flounder AWP missed it the first time because they were at the wrong location.
@@StudioDaVeed When the police dive this pond 7 years ago , they had no visibility , and tall weeds .
Thank you #AdventuresWithPurpose! And condolences to Ethans family.
AWP explained in detail that 7 years ago with the type of Sonar they would of had (thought to be 10 yrs old roughly and probably not with side sonar like today. Given the type of pond it was in and the distance from the shore they could of missed it. Fact is, this family now has a chance at closure and peace, and thats what matters. Well done AWp and hats off to this Sheriff for working with them with grace and respect.
People don't realize it's like using a 7-10 year old phone!
A police dive team was also in the water and missed it.
@@StudioDaVeed if I failed at my job would I receive the same treatment or would I be held responsible for my failures? This is a pretty epic fn failure causing the family 7 years of misery.....sooooo yeah...these people are being paid with our taxes AWP on the other hand is not....
It's your civic duty to call out the failure of public servants
@@sittingonthetoiletforhours585
Yep!
Condolences to Ethan’s family. Thank you to everyone involved in helping to bring closure for this family. Please note that Adventures with Purpose, along with law enforcement, never gave up and this Oregon diving team went to Iowa twice recently looking for Ethan. Jared, Sam and Dan, of AWP found the vehicle Monday. A special prayer is going out for everyone touched by this. Thank you AWP!
That's right! And after their first attempt to find Ethan, they went to North Carolina and found Nicholas Allen, then returned to Iowa to find Ethan.
ADVENTURES WITH PURPOSE: They are the Ones that Make it and Deserve All the Credit for this Great Find.
2nd time they came after told correct pit . 30 minutes- did dodd could not do i 7 yrs.could not do
Adventures with purpose are an amazing group of men who are heroes. What they do is amazing. The deserve so much more than this little coverage.
That aged well
@@ryanwilliams174 It's very obvious , that you don't know the real truth .
Adventures with Purpose are the ones who found the car! They are the ones who did the initial dive. Not the State Dive Team!
When its a crime scene, police bring in their dive team..
@@kimberlyb9608 This wasn't a crime scene.
@@barbkeen1221 It is always a crime scene when you pull a car that has been reported missing/stolen from a body of water. The sheriff did credit AWP for finding the car.
Not true. AWP did the follow-up dive and found the car.
it doesnt matter if they did or didnt find it or if it was a crime scene they brought light to the situation and "reopened" the case they searched about a month ago in the other bodies of water but didnt find anything even though they didnt find anything the first time they brought the case to all of there followers attention and they didnt give up they came back and found the car and brought closure to the family and town
Adventures with Purpose are an amazing dive team!!! Jared, Sam, Dan.. amazing.
What was amazing was the viewer who gave them the tip where to look.
I agree if it wasn’t for AWP he may had not been found . Jarad and Dan and Sam are angels
To the Sherriff Aaron Dodd...Thk u for being so courteous & compassionate towards the AWP Team. They are good guys that dont have to be doing these amazing things for these families but do cause they care. And with the kind of respect & open arms u gave them it makes it alot easier for them to give it back during those tough days. Sometimes Law Enforcement tries to put up road blocks for these guys but u guys were more then awesome & I know they really appriciated it. We should work together instead of against each other cause in the long run we are all doing it for the same reasons...the families!
I mostly agree... but did you hear that the AWP team was pursuing legal action to sue for the $100,000 reward that was pledged years earlier by community members?
@@J_Alrighty Sorry but you're 100% wrong , AWP , DID NOT take any legal action to sue for the reward .
I would like to give a shout out to Sheriff Aaron Dodd. He was open minded enough to share what he knew with the Adventures with Purpose team. Thank you Sheriff Dodd for not being like so many other counties that close ranks when the Adventures with Purpose come in to help not hinder the search especially since the family or friends reach out the AWP team because the case has gone cold. as always THANK YOU AWP team.
Dodd told em wrong pit to search first time. Local gal told AWP u need to check pit party at
Thank you Franklin County Sheriff Aaron Dodd for your kind compassionate words during this time. Well done, civil servant !
Glad this young man was found and thankful for AWP for all they do!!
He was found alive
I am search and rescue diver in Alabama, this sheriff is amazing.
The sheriff even cooperated with the guys, good on him.
The chief seem to be holding in his tears. I hope that the family can have the peace they been waiting for. God be with them threw this hard time.
Thank you to the sheriff's dept for being good to Jared, Sam and Dan. It is very hard on these guys when they do find someone. They feel deeply for the families and are very courteous and kind. The officer when they found Nick was absolutely horrible to all of them. Nasty even. All they are trying to do is help. They are great people and their fans appreciate great local law enforcement as well. Thank you. Much 💙 from TN
Could not have said it better. That first police officer needs to be retrained or fired, coin toss........from SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Is there footage of that? Damn.
@@joloughlin577 Of the officers being jerks when the found Nick?
@@shellieshirley1864 yes is that on one of the adventures w/purposes videos?
@@joloughlin577 Indeed it is. You should also be able to find the one where there was an public apology for the officers actions 😊
My heart goes out to the family. An a big Thank You AWP.
Our prayers are being said for Ethan's family and all of those involved in the recovery of Ethan. Thank you to the team at Adventures with a Purpose.
I am an Oregon resident home of the Adventures with Purpose team. I have been following their work via their You Tube postings for many months now. They are an awesome group of guys. I am very proud of their accomplishments and appreciate your heartfelt recognition.
Thank you @adventureswithpurpose who found him!! 👏🏻
That sheriff was extremely professional. He seems to be a pleasure to work with. Hats off to him.
This Sheriff has the perfect temperament & grace so lacking in most sheriff/police depts nationwide. Well done sir.
Adventures With Purpose are great and inspiring people! We need more people like them! And I want to be like them in my area if I can! We all need to come together and help our communities. Huge shoutout to AWP!!
Condolences to the family 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
Thanks for acknowledging and letting adventures with a purpose help us find these people! Sad day but answers were found
You have to remember it was a viewer who gave them the tip where to look. I hope he gets some of that reward money. I watched the video last night and couldn't believe how they were talking about having that reward money spent already before they even know who the body is. They are going to buy a new RV and trailer but they keep going on how much help the money they get from the viewers help. I always had a lot of respect for Sam but he lost it with that video. Like I said the body is not even in the ground yet and they have the money spent. Nothing but pure greed.
@@TheJer1963 Pure greed to buy better stuff to do what they do? why don't you be greedy and look for missing peeps ...
“...answers were found”... really? Closure?? I don’t think so... not one comment or answer about what the hell he was doin down there??! Where’s the investigation? Was he murdered? Suicide? No answers were found!!
@@TheJer1963 The reward was questionable. It said conditions apply in small print. The owner of the poster said it expired in 2015. The town and some of the family gave them a small reward.
When the sheriff mentioned then pond being a previous sand and gravel pit it shook me because I was looking at ethans Facebook and 10 days before he went missing, he posted a status with 3 doors down lyrics “I left my body lying somewhere in the sands of time” and he really did... for 7 years. So glad he was found.
🙌ADVENTURES WITH PURPOSE🙌
💕Ethan's Parents/Family/Friends💕
Hello Folks, I became aware of this story today Dec 10, 2020. I initially watched the video provided by Adventures with Purpose first and I have to admit that it moved me deeply. I am a Parent and if one of my children went missing for any amount of time I would move mountains to find them. With DNA technology today the autopsy will be performed and a toxicology breakdown will be performed to determine cause of death. Those answers will come with time, usually with a 6 month window or so. To the questions of why Ethan was not found earlier cannot be answered with precision. There are many factors. The Weather, the wind, was there any runoff. The water becomes murky when agitated raising minerals and sediments that will interfere with accurate sonar reading. Magnetic interference, in fact many factors would prevent the finding of objects submerged. Technology also gets better with time. It could be a factor but not a determining factor. Law Enforcement trains for this so I don't suspect any type of incompetence. Information, eye witness accounts and physical evidence is processed however when key evidence is missing it makes it hard to figure out how a vehicle can just disappear without a trace. With cases like this Patience is a virtue. Usually one key piece of evidence will surface and unravel the whole investigation. Ethan was partying but it's possible that everyone left the gathering and Ethan was the last man out. No one knows what exactly happened. Everything in the speculation realm is just a theory but unless something concrete can be found then there is no way of knowing. In conclusion there are wonderful people who made this find happen and not Ethan can be laid to rest and everyone can focus on celebrating his wonderful 22 year life instead of dwelling on how he departed.
Blessings to everyone in abundance. This story reminds me that Tommorrow is Never promised. Things happen in a twink of an eye. Love one another and be present, be caring, be grateful, give eachother value.
Until we meet again. I too had to bury my 24 year old first born Son in 2008. I wasn't able to save him. As a Father I still wonder what else I could have done to save him. I learnt all about autopsies, toxicology breakdown and how Law Enforcement operates. This is my angle of thinking.
In Loving Memory of Ethan Kazmersak.
i think this cop knew ethan personaly, just by the look on his face
AWP is so awesome ! Love the way they care ! God bless these men ✝
AWP spoke very highly of the officers involved, Well done.
Condolences and prayers for Ethan's family. So glad they never gave up. Thank you everyone for the hard work.
Sherrif Dodd is definitely a stand-up guy. Seems he handled his job and this case very professionally.
Its the adventures with purpose for me 👏🏾
@First Name Last Name god is fake
@First Name Last Name du
Please understand sonar graphics and picture resolution has probably come a long way in the last 7- 15 years. just like tvs. and cell phones. The sonar unit adventures with purpose uses costs about 2800 - 3100 usd plus another 1200 for the transducer.. as of today. Not a cheap piece of kit. A great bunch of guys and youtube supporters backing them. check them out on youtube. Whose to say that when they searched years ago they had the latest and greatest side scan. Its not a giant city budget and the equipment may have already been 5 years old then and may not have been the highest level either. so its easy to see how they could miss it. Also maybe the light was reflecting off the screen at the moment they floated over the car or the sonar guy got distracted and looked away at that moment maybe it was windy and the grid search was a bit off course.. so many variables in life.
Exactly!! Your right David!! The technology that they were using could of been already older equipment which could be 20 yrs old!!! Adventure with a purpose just got brand new sonar equipment which is thousand times better!!
A long way is an understatement with sonar... the difference in tech over this time is probably comparable to a black and white tv and an oculus headset in terms of the progression in the tech... What AWP use is about as high tech as it gets in the public domain
They use the Humminbird Solix 12 which retails 3500 U.S. on amazon. The transducer is another grand. That's a lot of cash for small county dive teams with multiple boats. I can understand the maintaining and use of older equipment that are just not up to snuff for modern fish finders, witch is all this unit really is. Can be "hard" for a county to justify updating this equipment every few years, especially if they don't do a lot of underwater recovery.
Yuck exactly what I thought ! That's where the party was ! First place you look for the drowned body or the car ! Maybe some tracks leading to the edge of the lake ! Seven years ago sonar was pretty damn good on my fishing boat !
Ok, lol anymore excuses you can come up with? Smh
Thank you to all involved, my heart goes out to you all 💔💔💔
Adventures with Purpose was the dive team , my condolences go to the family . Thanks to AWP
Sending my deepest condolences to Ethans family. Thankyou #AdventuresWithPurpose for all you do.
God Bless all of the Officers involved, both dive teams and most of all Ethan's family!
I am so glad that they gave AWO that they gave them the proper acknowledgment for finding the car. As I watched that show it just broke my heart that the family had waited so long. I am an old woman now, but I lost my husband and two of my three children, it was hard enough to lose them of natural causes and with my husband and daughter when they passed, and did know where my son was when he died, but his brother was with him. I could not have lasted one year not knowing where they were. My heart goes out to that family and all families who do not know, God bless them all.
How about YOU 👉 Iowa ABC Local 5 News investigate why Adventures With A Purpose will not be recieving the $100,000 reward for finding Ethan.
@sonicblue Not Kyle. Ethan was the missing person that was listed on the $10,000 Reward Flyer.
@@Kimberly-Fredrick Interesting. The reward was $20k, upped to $100k but the fine print was $10k for "accidental" discovery. Not many people know that detail.
@@TheXxneowolfxX Well considering awp set out to look for ethan and or the car, I don't think it was accidentally recovered...
@@dalstephen3834 I agree. However the fact is that there was a default $10k reward that not many knew about. AWP may have a case for the 100k (conditional, expired and renewed at end of year for quite a few years), but there definitely should be at least a 10k, possibly 20k reward still available.
They are actually suing them! Because they didn’t get their award! I’m serious google it.. there’s like 100’s of articles ..news broke like 3 hrs ago
Thank you SO much for your honesty and for giving AWP the kudos for locating this young man.
This officer looks like he's on the verge of tears, respect to him for stating AWP out of the gate, condolences for the family.
Just want to hop in here and say sonar has massively improved in the past 10 years. As Jared of AWP said, the viewing angle is now vastly better. So, please don't knock the previous teams.
The Jetta was place there after the search. The one place nobody would look. That’s how a criminal mind works. Meanwhile all the reward money dries up at the exact same instant regardless of the fact it was raised from numerous different sources.?
Now that is one amazing Chief!! Thank you for letting Adventures With Purpose help bring him back to his family. 🥰 Thats what I love to see!
Tech has come along way over the past few years. I remember seeing fish on the old school plotters, just a blurry dot. Now days you can damn near tell what species it is. I'm glad we have people out there like Awp. Bringing closer and answers to people well overdue for them!
This is one of the most kindest Sheriffs I've ever seen on youtube. I',m disappointed, that I couldn't find any news that credited Adventures with purpose for their efforts, since this video
Thank you AWP! Once again, your expertise has come through!
Don't fault yourselves for the sonar, it's a difficult system to read if you're not familiar with it..., the AWP sonar is among the latest tech available and it's still difficult if you haven't used it before.
Well divers and sonar but could not find the Car from the police .as you need to listen to what he said as they Checked it twice .You must be thank full for Adventures with Purpose to return .As it is very sad the police did not do there job . As my condolences goes to the family ,
@@cbain3070 "As it is very sad the police did not do there job ."
But the police did do their job.
@Henree Simpson yes adventures with purpose mentioned that, that the equipment they used is newer more advanced
@@KaBar41 I see you took down my Condolences to the family
@@cbain3070 "as you need to listen to what he said" they sonar scanned the pond, they did not dive it.
Jared of AWP stated today 10/27/2020 that he himself was in contact with a unidentified information source concerning this investigation and they, AWP were directed to this pond. AWP's youtube content will be released in November.
They guy who said to look here his RUclips name is the taco cat
@@kev179669 During the last youtube live chat Jared specifically said it was NOT Tacocat that led them to that location.
I ADMIRE Sheriff Aaron Dodd for his honest, humble, and non-egotistical approach to the search and recovery of the car and body. ALL communities need sheriffs like Sheriff Dodd.
Thank you for all you, your officers, and volunteers do everyday. Sometimes it is just hard.
Love that they were super respectful to Adventures with Purpose! Great Sheriff. Working for the people...not trying to rule the people.
There is no ones fault the car was not found before because the sonar equipment was not as strong back when he first went missing. The divers equipment was privately bought so there equipment was stronger then 7 years ago.
Moreover - go back and review the AWP video. A vertical scan sonar doesn't really show much; the "hit" they got could have easily been misinterpreted as a boulder. It was the side scan trace that clinched it, and I'm quite certain that the equipment that was available at the time couldn't have shown the car up with the kind of fidelity that their little Humminbird unit did.
My condolences to all, but at least the family now has some idea what happened to their loved one.
Doing gods work happily & dillingently! Thank you to adventures with purpose! Bless you and everything you do for families ❤ 🙏
I think the adventures with Purpose needs that award money 💰
in the paper today:
FAMILY OF ETHAN KAZMERZAK
Tom, Ruth and I would like to thank our family, friends and community for all they have done for us the last seven years. Although the loss of a son and brother is a heavy burden we couldn't have gotten through it without all of your thoughts and prayers. Ethan's life was a blessing to us and we wanted to have a live memorial that would make a difference in the lives of others. We chose the Franklin County Arts Council as the recipient of the funds that were given in honor of Ethan. We had donations from all over the world and because of that and a very generous donation from Ethan's Godparents, Dick and Kathy Allbee, we are thrilled to announce that over $20,000 has been donated to the Franklin County Arts Council.
Ethan loved the arts and participated in many of the Councils activities and also received their scholarship. We hope this donation will continue sharing the arts in Franklin County for years to come! Thank you all for all you have done for our family.
Tom, April and Ruth
Why would they need money? It's not like they stated a couple videos ago that he's personally in the hole for 30k. That neither of the divers take any pay. And they drive all over the country. And they have to buy all of their own gear, not just normal dive gear, sonar and a boat and all the other stuff. Why would they possibly get the money offered?
It's not the family's fault it's whoever set up the reward who now won't pay it.
All credit due to Adventures With Purpose, The state dive team did nothing but rig it to a tow truck.
And? Did he say otherwise?
Adventure with Purpose should be given a big authorization to solve missing cases.
Thank you Adventures With Purpose for all that you do!
What a good man this sheriff is ! He seems quite affected by the family's suffering and this can be seen on his face !
The level of respect and willingness to work with AWP says a lot about this sheriff! This is how all departments should treat AWP!
If you've got a missing persons case, and AWP shows up in town, you should consider it a blessing! They have more experience finding cars than anyone else on the planet! Imagine your a Sheriffs department investigating a murder. And a world renowned forensics expert shows up. Aren't you going to think that's wonderful? Same thing with AWP.
ADVENTURES WITH PURPOSE MADE THIS HAPPEN!!! I hope they get the 100k as they will put it to good use and help soooooo many families.
Nope they got screwed.
@@othername1000 Sure did. The reward went void back in December or something. Messed up.
Thank you Chief Dodd for acknowledging AWP and for doing this interview to answer questions. AWP did not put down the past searches, they explained that years ago search equipment wasn't as good is as it is today. Bottom line, Ethan has been found and brought home!
AWP is the Best Diving team out there so are ALL of their supporters. This community was very supportive thank you for supporting this great group of citizens that travel around and find our missing loves one's, because they are living flesh of God's purpose. My heart goes out to Ethan's family and Loved one's much love healing and blessings 🙏🙏🙏
Adventures With Purpose is an amazing organization.
It's a team, not an organization. RUclips Chanel
Agreed, it's a shame that the townspeople wouldn't give them the reward.
@@othername1000 they wouldn’t?! Why not?
@@BrittanyCope not going to speculate on why. Basically they're saying that the reward expired. What's being reported is that the posters were still up, apparently one on the front door of the police station. The media reconfirmed every year that the reward was still active. Apparently law enforcemented also stated that the reward was still in effect. There are some legal issues with rewards and when and how they're valid, how they have to be canceled stuff like that. Apparently AWP has decided not to sue, they talked about it in a recent video. They want to stay helpful and not get into a big fight with anyone. I think the family may have given them some money, but it appears that the reward that was pledged by the local people isn't going to go to adventures with purpose. They talked about it on a recent video. If you search you'll also find news coverage, with legal opinions,
I have full respect for Sherriff Dodd. You can clearly see that he has been emotionally affected by this situation. God Bless that family & help that community heal from this tragic situation!!!!!!! The Sherriffs department from NC on the Nick Allen case could learn ALOT here!!!!!!!
God bless all of you. May He keep you safe and sane
Even if they did find him with their sonar equipment 7 years ago, the outcome is still the same. This chap seems very upset that the car wasn't picked up 7 years ago and is waiting for a massive backlash over it. No one is to blame! Well done to AWP for locating the car and finally putting this case to rest and the family can start to heal. Makes me think that other missing people may have been missed due to older technology being used at the time of searching, they may need to go back and search these areas again with more recent sonar equipment. ❤
AWP is a great group of people....what they do for random people around the states are amazing
Such a respectful sheriff ! I have so much respect for this gentleman & the Adventure with purposes crew !
This seemed to be a TOP NOTCH sheriff. He really gave credit where credit was due! Thank you again, Adventures With Purpose
Thank you for giving credit and respect to AWP. I hope this gets department's to reach out to these voluntary divers with better equipment when stuff like this happens and/or when resources and funding are not available
Now this is what I call a Sheriff, really good guy.
Adventures with Purpose found the car. That young man was missing for 7 years, it took civilian divers (Adventures with Purpose) to find him and bring him home to his family. The Sheriffs department took over when the car was found. I am in no means knocking on the Police, they did the best they could with what info and tools they had at the time.
Thanks to the Adventures with Purpose from every one here in Australia a job well done by all
Speacial thoughts and prayers to the family of comfort and peace
I totally agree he very Humel sheriff, I wish there wear more officers like him, prayers for the family, hope god touches there hearts
This sheriff is a good dude. I call them as I see them and this is the first time I have had something good to say about a sherrif! Keep up the great work and continue being an example to for other officers in this country to aspire towards.
This Sheriff seems to be a very competent and honest man.
Thank god they credited AWP. I was about to get real mad if they didn’t. Those guys handed the sheriffs office such a complete package
Thank you to the man who contacted Adventures With Purpose with the new tip about this particular location!!!💯
Thank you adventures with purpose! You have gave family closure
My thoughts and prayers are with the family!!!...I love adventure with a purpose guys. They are so respectful to all. And are doing an amazing job!!!. Thank you for excepting their help, in solving this cold case, and bringing closure to the family!!!...big hugs sent to all!!!
Sad it took 7 years to find him. But glad his family got closure. Rip 🙏
It’s a pity the PD doesn’t have the newest updated equipment and it’s a huge blessing they were so amazing to allow AWP to help! They did speak highly of the local PD!
Look for grants at the state or federal level, maybe even at doj. I know it's hard to get the money to pay for supplies but it is possible to get help if you need it. TX A&M university has a state wide team that goes out on requests for help to find missing people who have disappeared from where they should be... but idk if every state has a search rescue recovery team?
Thank you sheriff for being so awesome to the guys from Adventures with a purpose. We love Jared and Sam. Great guys able to use resources our small towns may not be able to access!
Adventures with Purpose and the *viewer* of theirs who tiped them off to the correct pond!! Thank you! 🙏 💞
This one went way better than others, kudos sir..
Yes I agree
Yeah you don't have to put this sheriff department on blast. Because we know you will if you have to.
@@jodysmith1575 i wish all departments had guys like this... you can see his empathy...
For sure
Adventures with a purpose is who found the car... they have a youtube channel
Thanks to all involved including adventures with purpose 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 sorry to the family our hearts go out to you all ❤️
Thank you to every person out there that cares about another human being I hope all of y'all have a long and happy life God bless you