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New York Post
16-07-2025
- New York Post
Stunning break in the case of Long Island man who vanished 15 years ago after divers find submerged car
The mystery of a Long Island man who vanished 15 years ago was officially closed this week when authorities confirmed his remains were found in a submerged car off Cedar Beach. Police confirmed Tuesday that the barnacle-covered Chrysler PT Cruiser found last month by divers in Mt. Sinai belonged to Robert Long, who went missing in December 2010 at the age of 62 while on a run to a local liquor store in the same vehicle. Dan Pritchard and his diving partner Bill McIntosh — who travel the world looking for missing people — recently set out to find Long in June with the nonprofit, Exploring with a Mission. Advertisement 3 Police confirmed that Long's remains were found in the submerged Chrysler PT Cruiser. News 12 LI The pair used kayaks equipped with special side-scan sonar devices that helped look underwater, with McIntosh revealing they had four locations to check and Cedar Beach just happened to be first on the list. After several hours searching in the water on day one, the divers found what are now confirmed to be Long's skeletal remains in the car — immediately calling police, who conducted their own diving search. Authorities later lifted the vehicle out of the water with a crane after confirming the human remains, according to police. Advertisement 'I reached in and grabbed a handful of bones, and brought one up to the surface,' Pritchard said at the time. At the time of his disappearance, Long's wife Joanne said that her husband had ventured to a local wine shop on Route 25A, and never returned home. Employees of the shop recalled Long entering the store and making a purchase the day he went missing, but 'didn't notice anything out of character,' according to a Newsday report from 2010. 3 Long went missing in December 2010 at the age of 62 while on a run to a local liquor store. Please Help Find Bob Long Joanne revealed at the time that her husband had previously spoke of committing suicide. Advertisement 'This is totally out of character for him,' she told the outlet over a decade ago. 'When he did drink, he would get a bottle and come home… He was wearing his house slippers and had no money, and only the clothes on his back.' After discovering the remains inside the matching car, Pritchard and McIntosh said they consoled Joanne. 3 Long had previously spoke of committing suicide according to his wife. Facebook 'It's obviously a great relief when you identify the vehicle that you're looking for,' Pritchard told local radio station 1010 WINS. 'It is satisfying to know that we can give — as hard as the answers are — to the family.' Advertisement McIntosh added to that sentiment, and said 'when you find a person, you bring them home and you're able to close a chapter in another person's life, a family's life — we give them hope.' Both divers plan on spending the next few months scouring waterways up and down the East Coast in search of sunken vehicles — including several on Long Island. They believe the search could recover the remains of up to 50 missing people.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Yahoo
He disappeared in 2010. Divers on Long Island think they may have found his remains.
A dive team on Long Island has found a vehicle and remains that they say may belong to a man who disappeared 14 1⁄2 years ago. The remains were found around 5 p.m. on June 30 inside a vehicle submerged in water at the Mount Sinai Cedar Beach Boat Ramp, the Suffolk County Police Department said in a news release. The divers who found the remains, volunteer organizations Explorers with a Mission and Adventures with Purpose, believe the remains belong to 62-year-old Robert J. Long. Long was last seen the afternoon of Dec. 21, 2010, the organizers said. Here's what we know so far about the discovery. More news: 3 officers injured in shooting at Texas Border Patrol facility; armed man killed Long left his home the afternoon of Dec. 21, 2010, to head to a wine store, Explorers with a Mission and Adventures with Purpose said. 'He did make it to the store and bought a bottle of liquor, but never returned home and has never been heard from again,' the organizations posted on social media on July 1. At the time, Long had little to no cash, his cell phone, and no charger, and since then, authorities have been looking for Long's off-white 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser. The distance from the wine store to where the car was found is just over 3 ½ miles, according to the divers. The organizations that found the remains used side-scan sonar devices and found the PT Cruiser submerged in the water around 5 p.m. on June 30, the Suffolk County Police Department said in its news release. The divers then got into the water and found a human bone inside the vehicle. They called the police at 7:43 p.m. that night. According to authorities, Marine Bureau divers conducted an initial search of the vehicle, suspended the search that night due to water conditions, and continued searching on July 1, finding more remains. A company called Murphy's Marine Services let authorities use their crane to take the vehicle out of the water, police said. The Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner will determine who the remains belong to. When USA TODAY contacted the Suffolk County Medical Examiner on July 7 to ask about the identification of the remains, the office referred the paper to a police spokesperson. 'The remains found in the car have not been identified and we have not named who the person could be,' the spokesperson said. 'A private search group spoke about a specific person they were looking for.' The spokesperson added that 'the remains are believed to be from a missing persons case and that person's family has been notified,' but the person's ID has not been confirmed. While police did not name Long, the missing man, the divers said the vehicle they found matches his, and the remains likely belong to him. 'He was sitting there for 14 ½ years, 55 feet from the boat ramp edge,' said Bill McIntosh of Exploring with a Mission. The divers think he entered the water during low tide, adding that the depth of the water changes significantly from high tide to low tide. The spot where the vehicle was found sits at about 18.4 feet at low tide and 12.7 feet at low tide, the team said. 'He literally drove down the boat ramp very, very slowly, because the front end of that PT Cruiser, all of its plastic, all of its fenders were in perfect condition,' McIntosh said. His wife, Joanne, told the divers she checked the ramp multiple times. 'She had gone to that boat ramp four or five times in the first days that he went missing, saying 'I know he's there,'' McIntosh said. She said on social media that she feels blessed that his remains have been found. "Memories will resurface," she wrote. "It's a sigh of relief, piggybacked by intense sadness. Having to face such a loss twice, isn't easy. This is how I I'm dancing with birds in the darkness." Authorities ask that anyone with information about the remains contact Homicide Squad detectives at (631) 852-6392. Tipsters can also report a crime anonymously to 1-800-220-TIPS, or via the P3 Tips mobile app. Information that leads to an arrest could lead to a $5,000 reward. Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Email her at sdmartin@ (This story was updated to include video.) This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Divers on Long Island find remains that may belong to missing man
USA Today
07-07-2025
- USA Today
He disappeared in 2010. Divers on Long Island think they may have found his remains.
A dive team on Long Island has found a vehicle and remains that they say may belong to a man who disappeared 14 1⁄2 years ago. The remains were found around 5 p.m. on June 30 inside a vehicle submerged in water at the Mount Sinai Cedar Beach Boat Ramp, the Suffolk County Police Department said in a news release. The divers who found the remains, volunteer organizations Explorers with a Mission and Adventures with Purpose, believe the remains belong to 62-year-old Robert J. Long. Long was last seen the afternoon of Dec. 21, 2010, the organizers said. Here's what we know so far about the discovery. Man left his home and went to wine store, then disappeared Long left his home the afternoon of Dec. 21, 2010, to head to a wine store, Explorers with a Mission and Adventures with Purpose said. 'He did make it to the store and bought a bottle of liquor, but never returned home and has never been heard from again,' the organizations posted on social media on July 1. At the time, Long had little to no cash, his cell phone, and no charger, and since then, authorities have been looking for Long's off-white 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser. How did the team find the remains? The distance from the wine store to where the car was found is just over 3 ½ miles, according to the divers. The organizations that found the remains used side-scan sonar devices and found the PT Cruiser submerged in the water around 5 p.m. on June 30, the Suffolk County Police Department said in its news release. The divers then got into the water and found a human bone inside the vehicle. They called the police at 7:43 p.m. that night. According to authorities, Marine Bureau divers conducted an initial search of the vehicle, suspended the search that night due to water conditions, and continued searching on July 1, finding more remains. A company called Murphy's Marine Services let authorities use their crane to take the vehicle out of the water, police said. The Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner will determine who the remains belong to. When USA TODAY contacted the Suffolk County Medical Examiner on July 7 to ask about the identification of the remains, the office referred the paper to a police spokesperson. 'The remains found in the car have not been identified and we have not named who the person could be,' the spokesperson said. 'A private search group spoke about a specific person they were looking for.' The spokesperson added that 'the remains are believed to be from a missing persons case and that person's family has been notified,' but the person's ID has not been confirmed. Vehicle was in 'amazing condition' to have been in water for so long, diver says While police did not name Long, the missing man, the divers said the vehicle they found matches his, and the remains likely belong to him. 'He was sitting there for 14 ½ years, 55 feet from the boat ramp edge,' said Bill McIntosh of Exploring with a Mission. The divers think he entered the water during low tide, adding that the depth of the water changes significantly from high tide to low tide. The spot where the vehicle was found sits at about 18.4 feet at low tide and 12.7 feet at low tide, the team said. 'He literally drove down the boat ramp very, very slowly, because the front end of that PT Cruiser, all of its plastic, all of its fenders were in perfect condition,' McIntosh said. Missing man's wife posts on social media about discovery His wife, Joanne, told the divers she checked the ramp multiple times. 'She had gone to that boat ramp four or five times in the first days that he went missing, saying 'I know he's there,'' McIntosh said. She said on social media that she feels blessed that his remains have been found. "Memories will resurface," she wrote. "It's a sigh of relief, piggybacked by intense sadness. Having to face such a loss twice, isn't easy. This is how I I'm dancing with birds in the darkness." Authorities seeking information Authorities ask that anyone with information about the remains contact Homicide Squad detectives at (631) 852-6392. Tipsters can also report a crime anonymously to 1-800-220-TIPS, or via the P3 Tips mobile app. Information that leads to an arrest could lead to a $5,000 reward. Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Email her at sdmartin@
Scottish Sun
02-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
Horror discovery in rusting barnacle-covered car hauled from water sparks major breakthrough in 15-year-old cold case
Police officers were immediately called to the scene GRIM WRECK Horror discovery in rusting barnacle-covered car hauled from water sparks major breakthrough in 15-year-old cold case A RUSTING barnacle-covered car hauled from a lake could be a major breakthrough in a 15-year-old cold case. Specialist divers Dan Pritchard and his scuba partner Bill McIntosh made the horrific discovery when they unearthed the sunken Chrysler at a Long Island beach. Advertisement 2 A horrific discovery was made inside a rusting barnacle-covered car Credit: CBS News 2 Robert Long went missing in 2019 Credit: Facebook The dive team believe they found the human remains of resident Robert Long, who went missing in December 2010 aged 62. Long was on his way to the local liquor store when he was reported missing. Over a decade later, specialists believe they have found the remains of his body inside a submerged Chrysler PT Cruiser at Cedar Beach. Monday's discovery launched an urgent investigation by Suffolk Couny Police who have sent the remains for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Advertisement The remains have yet to be identified. Detective Lt. Kevin Beyrer said on Tuesday afternoon: 'There is a missing person who we suspect this driver to be. 'We made a courtesy notification to the family, but we have not definitively made any sort of identification.' The pair of divers reportedly used kayaks equipped with special side-scan sonar devices in the search. Advertisement Sonar systems are used to create an image of large areas of the sea floor. After several hours, they found what appeared to be human bones inside the rusting vehicle. Missing woman's remains tragically wash up on UK beach 140 miles away from where she vanished 8 months ago They promptly called the police who performed their own search and pulled the vehicle out of the water with a crane. A force spokesman told the New York Post: 'We started this morning with the Marine Bureau divers going into the water at low tide. Advertisement 'They examined the interior of the vehicle and tried to recover whatever they could from within the vehicle.' The shock discovery comes just weeks after a suspected human bone was found washed up in Rhode Island, near Taylor Swift's beachside mansion. The gruesome find came after cops were called to the ritzy Watch Hill neighborhood at about 9:30am. The remains were transferred to the Rhode Island Medical Examiner's Office, said the Westerly Police Department Detective Division. Advertisement Taylor Day, a Westerly resident, said she saw three police cars and a medical examiner "pulling in behind me." Day said, 'It was probably a couple football fields away from Taylor Swift's house and the Ocean House. "I would never expect anything like that — especially not in Watch Hill.' She added, 'It kind of alarmed me, and it was just something very out of the ordinary for Westerly." Advertisement Police do not suspect foul play, but Day said she would "definitely disagree with that."
The Irish Sun
02-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
Horror discovery in rusting barnacle-covered car hauled from water sparks major breakthrough in 15-year-old cold case
A RUSTING barnacle-covered car hauled from a lake could be a major breakthrough in a 15-year-old cold case. Specialist divers Dan Pritchard and his scuba partner Bill McIntosh made the horrific discovery when they unearthed the sunken Chrysler at a Long Island beach. 2 A horrific discovery was made inside a rusting barnacle-covered car Credit: CBS News 2 Robert Long went missing in 2019 Credit: Facebook The dive team believe they found the Long was on his way to the local liquor store when he was reported missing. Over a decade later, specialists believe they have found the remains of his body inside a submerged Chrysler PT Cruiser at Cedar Beach. Monday's discovery launched an urgent investigation by Suffolk Couny Police who have sent the remains for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The remains have yet to be identified. Detective Lt. Kevin Beyrer said on Tuesday afternoon: 'There is a missing person who we suspect this driver to be. 'We made a courtesy notification to the family, but we have not definitively made any sort of identification.' The pair of divers reportedly used kayaks equipped with special side-scan sonar devices in the search. Most read in The US Sun Sonar systems are used to create an image of large areas of the sea floor. After several hours, they found what appeared to be human bones inside the rusting vehicle. Missing woman's remains tragically wash up on UK beach 140 miles away from where she vanished 8 months ago They promptly called the police who performed their own search and pulled the vehicle out of the water with a crane. A force spokesman told the this morning with the Marine Bureau divers going into the water at low tide. 'They examined the interior of the vehicle and tried to recover whatever they could from within the vehicle.' The shock discovery comes just weeks after a suspected human bone was found washed up in Rhode Island, near Taylor Swift's beachside mansion. The gruesome find came after c The remains were transferred to the Rhode Island Medical Examiner's Office, said the Westerly Police Department Detective Division. Taylor Day, a Westerly resident, said she saw three police cars and a medical examiner "pulling in behind me." Day said, 'It was probably a couple football fields away from Taylor Swift's house and the Ocean House. "I would never expect anything like that — especially not in Watch Hill.' Read more on the Irish Sun She added, 'It kind of alarmed me, and it was just something very out of the ordinary for Westerly." Police do not suspect foul play, but Day said she would "definitely disagree with that."
