New developments in a troubling missing persons case near Hampton, Iowa.
A dive team discovered a Volkswagen in a pond and unidentified human remains inside it.
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"*6 mph new developments in a troubling missing persons case near hampton, iowa... a dive team discovered ethan kazmerzak's volkswagen deep in a pond about ninety feet offshore .
Late today the franklin county sheriff's office issued a news release confirming that human remains were inside the car.
Kimt news three's nick kruszalnicki has the details.
Xxx kruszalnicki: i'm here just a little north west of hampton iowa and right behind me here you see a road and some hills and right behind those hills is a pond and that's where ethan's volkswagen was found on monday.
"we were able to identify there was a car in there and yes, we know about it.
We verified it and called the sheriff and here we are.
Ethan is now coming home."
Jared leisek and his group 'adventures with purpose' found ethan kazmerza submerged in the pond.
He tells me improved technology over the past few years enabled them to pinpoint the auto beneath the murky water word of the discovery spread quickly through hampton.
"i was relieved and heartbroke all at the same time.
We've known april and tom and ethan and ruth for a very long time."
Carol schnabel (sh?
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She says ethan was a beloved presence in his community.
"my son would always say, i wish i could be more like ethan, because he was just good at whatever he did.
He was good in band, he was good in vocals.
He loved plays.
He was just a very friendly kid, friends with everybody."
Franklin county sheriff aaron dodd tells me the community had long hoped for a resolution ?
"* but allows closure in this form is tough.
"it was nice to give the family peace and talk with them.
It's not anything we look forward to delivering the message but it does give them some closure."
Kruszalnicki: the body recovered from the volkswagen is being taken to the state medical examiner's office in ankeny for thanks nick.
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