Volunteers Find Car Linked to Long Island Cold Case

Cold Case Vehicle Discovery

• 🚗 A car pulled from Mount Sinai Harbor in Suffolk County is believed to be the vehicle of a missing person, potentially bringing closure to a grieving family.
• 🔍 The vehicle, covered in barnacles, was located 3 miles from the Miller Place home of Robert J. Long, who has been missing since 2010.

Volunteer Search Efforts

• 🤝 Volunteers from the nonprofit Exploring with a Mission, including Diver Dan and William Macintosh, are dedicated to helping grieving families locate missing loved ones.
• 🗺️ The organization uses probability diagrams, mapping, and state-of-the-art sonar technology to search bodies of water near the hometowns of missing individuals.
• 🎯 They focus on searching for vehicles, as this was the case for Robert J. Long, who left home in his PT Cruiser 15 years ago.

Case Progression and Family Support

• 📞 After locating the vehicle and subsequently finding human remains inside, the volunteers contacted the police.
• ⚠️ Detectives notified the Miller Place family, believing it to be a missing person case, not a criminal one.
• 🙏 Residents aware of the cold case gathered to offer support and hope to the family, acknowledging the mixed emotions of providing answers that may also be the worst possible news.
• 🌟 The Exploring with a Mission team plans to continue their work, assisting with five more Long Islanders missing for decades.