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Body found in car confirmed to be missing Port Orange teacher.

Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 6:30PM

Written by Kristen Schmutz

Belden Communications News

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The Volusia County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that the human remains found inside a submerged vehicle off Pioneer Trail in New Smyrna Beach are confirmed to be the missing Port Orange teacher, Robert Heikka.

The 2012 white Chevrolet Impala was discovered in a canal off State Road 44, between Pioneer Trail and State Road 415, on Saturday afternoon after a volunteer search team notified the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, they had found a car with tags that matched Mr. Heikka's.

Mr. Heikka was a Volusia County teacher since 1989 and started teaching at Creekside in 2002, before his disappearance on October 25, 2020.


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