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Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Yahoo
Hudson drone operator hopes Derry discovery brings closure to family of missing woman
Mar. 23—To find a woman missing in Derry since 2020, family and friends of Amanda Grazewski needed someone with a particular set of skills. That person just happened to be Jenness Keller of Hudson, owner of Sky Dog Aerial Thermal Imaging. He had used his drones before to help map dozens of acres where Grazewski might be, but this time, they gave him a specific task — look in the water near the Hoodkroft Country Club's golf course. He obliged and a couple of days later, based on a tip from Keller, Derry Police, the New Hampshire State Police Major Crimes Unit, and Fish and Game officers found human remains Thursday in one of the areas of interest he pointed out. The state's Chief Medical Examiner's Office and forensic anthropologists have not confirmed the identity of the remains, a process that could take several months, but Keller said he was happy to be involved in what could potentially provide closure for Grazewski's loved ones. "Well, it's everything. It's, you know, it's really the reason why I did it for the last two years," Keller said Friday. "I got the equipment, I've got the time, and I'm not far away. I went in with zero expectations and hoped to be surprised. We got lucky, and now I'm ecstatic. It's fabulous." Last week marked the five-year anniversary of Grazewski's disappearance. She was last seen at a home on Birch Street, where she had been staying with a friend. Grazewski was 23 years old at the time and had left her friend's home early in the morning without her purse, cellphone or belongings on March 17, 2020. Since then, Derry detectives have continued the search, along with family and friends. All told, thousands of hours have been logged looking for her, using police dogs, drones and conducting grid searches in several parts of town, Derry Police said. Finally, a tip Wednesday's tip was the first substantial break in the case. It came about after Courtney Elizabeth, who runs the Finding Amanda Grazewski group on Facebook, asked Keller to focus on the wetlands near the golf course. "Courtney called me up and said, 'I keep hearing check the water, check the water,'" Keller said. Keller mapped the area and ended up with 900 to 1,000 images. By combining the high-resolution images into a mosaic, the result is pictures that are accurate within a half-inch, Keller said. On Sunday night, Keller and his wife found six points of interest and after zooming in, it looked like there was a body in one of the pictures. "So, I went and flew to the different spots and there was one that looked like a person lying on their side with their legs bent slightly and a right arm bent in the silt and sediment," Keller said. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Keller shared what he found with Derry Police. High-tech search Keller started using drones about four years ago after working for 40 years as a software engineer for BAE Systems and the Department of Defense, working with anything from robotics to laser to electronic warfare. He said he's mostly helped look for lost dogs, cats and even a parrot. "I found a horse on top of a mountain once. That was one of my highlights," he said of helping a family in Claremont. "The people who owned the horse started to cry. It was really nice to reunite them." Last week's discovery in Derry was the first time he's helped find a human. Nearly five years to the day police and loved ones started looking for Grazewski. dpierce@
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Yahoo
Search for Amanda Grazewski continues in NH on 5-year anniversary of her disappearance
In Derry, New Hampshire it is a somber anniversary. It has been five years since 23-year-old Amanda Grazewski, a single mom, was last seen. And on this fifth anniversary, the search for Amanda took to the skies where Janness Keller of Sky Dog Aerial Thermal Imaging volunteered his time, flying a drone over a marsh in Derry. 'I've got the time, I've got the equipment I'm a parent,' said Keller. Joan O'Connor, Amanda's aunt, closely watched the work. In five years, she has never stopped looking for Amanda. 'It's stressful wondering are you going to see her again,' O'Connor said. Amanda Grazewski vanished on St. Patrick's Day 2020, at the very beginning of the Covid 19 epidemic. Amanda was living at a hotel in Nashua, but her money ran out. A friend brought her to a house on Birch Street. Sometime overnight, Amanda disappeared leaving behind her phone, laptop and clothes. Derry, NH Police tell Boston 25 that after five years of investigation, they are still trying to solve this case. 'We'll keep pushing forward and doing the best we can to solve this,' Captain Thomas said. Over the weekend, Janness' drone recorded an image in the marsh's waters. It could be a body, or it could simply be branches. Until there's a physical search no one really knows. But for now, at five years, Joan OConnor is glad to the search for Amanda is not over. 'It's another search that hasn't been done in five years. All we can do is keep looking,' Joan O'Connor said. There is a $10,000 Reward offered in the case. Call Derry, NH Police at 603.432.6111 with any is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
