Found Deceased IA - David Schultz, 53, Wall Lake, 21 November 2023 #3

[abanddb123]

I would of sworn somewhere in early thread, someone mentioned everything was already harvested.

 

[tarabull]

The video said criminal investigators involved but now the video is gone, did anyone else see it???

ETA: Regardless,
Snipped...
...Matt Hoffmann that David was found in a farmer’s field and he was identified by the boots he was wearing.

David’s body was reportedly found 1.5 miles west of where his truck was located...

quoting myself -- the video i mentioned is still here:

'It's finally over': Widow talks about closure after body of missing Iowa trucker David Schultz found

Sarah Schultz said news of her husband's discovery was a moment she both dreaded and hoped for over the last several months. With every phone call and knock on her door she said she wondered, "Is this the day? Is this it?"

www.kcci.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Schultz's wife, Sarah, tells KCCI that her husband's body was found in a farmer's field and that Sac County Sheriff's Office identified him by the boots he was wearing.

'It's finally over': Widow talks about closure after body of missing Iowa trucker David Schultz found

Sarah Schultz said news of her husband's discovery was a moment she both dreaded and hoped for over the last several months. With every phone call and knock on her door she said she wondered, "Is this the day? Is this it?"

www.kcci.com

The body was allegedly not far from where searches were held, she said.

Body of missing Sac County man found, wife says

The wife of a missing man said that her missing husband’s body was found.

www.siouxlandproud.com

 

[stormymama]

I had a feeling he would be close by.
Now, what happened to him?

 

[Tealgrove]

I had a feeling he would be close by.
Now, what happened to him?

They always are unfortunately.

MOO

 

[abanddb123]

Wonder who called it in or found the body?

 

[justme11]

I would of sworn somewhere in early thread, someone mentioned everything was already harvested.

The crops are harvested from last year. Right now some farmers are planting or getting ready to plant this year's corn and soybeans.

 

[NoSpoonFeeding]

I don’t understand how the dogs could have missed him, though!

Also, as an Iowan, i recollect that the farm fields would have been harvested at the time he went missing. There would have been stubble, nothing tall or overgrown!

This has been discussed a number of times on this thread and on a number of other threads of missing person. There was no grid search, no shoulder to shoulder walking of the the fields. There are numerous pictures online and posted on this thread showing tall grasses and men riding ATV. Some of the fields were "mowed" and had short vegetation but that does not matter. It is simply not possible to thoroughly search outdoors without forming a line of people. A dog will not smell decomposition from afar unless conditions are perfect at that moment. That training is to alert to decomposition, to show a dead body had been in a car, room, etc. Walking along the ground, a buried dead body could be found if the dog was near it. They are most useful for finding evidence and remains if there is a good idea of a general area that needs searching. They don't simply put nose to the air and smell any dead humans within a mile or even a block. MOO, retired LE

 

[24Roses]

Rest in peace, David. I'm so sad for his family, especially his young boys. At the same time, thankful they can now stop wondering where he is. I hope they can find the cause of his passing.
ETA-I'm not really surprised they didn't find him right away. A lady with dementia went missing in Iowa several years ago. They searched right where she was found and the also didn't find her until months later.

 

[neesaki]

Authorities are responding to a scene in northwest Iowa where officials say a body has been found.

According to KCCI, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says a body was found in Sac County, Iowa Wednesday afternoon. KTIV has also confirmed this with the United Cajun Navy.

This is the same county where David Schultz went missing in November 2023. As of right now, there has been no confirmation of the identity of the body.

Family says the body of David Schultz has been found

David Schultz went missing back in November 2023.

www.ktiv.com

I’m literally in shock.

 

[Interested_But_Confused]

RIP, David.

So he *was* there all the time just as many of us suspected. I really wish this didn't happen as often as it does.

 

[crhedBngr]

I’m literally in shock.

Ditto this. Stunned.

RIP, David.



JMVHO.

 

[amandabanana]

I checked the area on google maps, and most everything in a 1.5 mile radius to the west of the trucks location looks like corn fields to me. (IMO,JMO,etc.) I’m no farmer, and have no clue about how and when crops are harvested… but I imagine if they were super tall/overgrown at the time of his disappearance, it would be pretty easy to miss a body out there.

At the time of his disappearance, almost all of the fields were harvested. Farmers have been working the land for the past few weeks and started planting. We live in Sac county and my husband just started planting corn today. IMO, if his body was found in a field, it was likely a farmer working the land for planting. If that is true, I pray for the poor farmer that made that discovery.

 

[Tealgrove]

Was there snow on the ground when he went missing?

I have so many questions.

 

[Slamalam]

Wow, just like quite a few here predicted last year- that if he was in a nearby farmers field, he would be found come Spring.

RIP David What happened to you???

 

[Joe Friday]

Not much. What was there melted within a day or two.

 

[Knox]

I am so shocked, because I can't imagine how they missed his body if they searched that area?

You and me both! I'll be curious to see what the Cajun Navy has to say ...

 

[Interested_But_Confused]

Was there snow on the ground when he went missing?

I have so many questions.

A small amount a few days after David went missing. Not much, and gone quickly, but it was there in some of the pictures of the Cajun Navy searching the fields.

 

[tarabull]

New video report here:

'It's finally over': Widow talks about closure after body of missing Iowa trucker David Schultz found

Sarah Schultz said news of her husband's discovery was a moment she both dreaded and hoped for over the last several months. With every phone call and knock on her door she said she wondered, "Is this the day? Is this it?"

www.kcci.com

 

[airportwoman]

I'm glad he was found, even though he's no longer with us. Now, let's hope the investigators can figure out what happened to him.

Body of missing Sac County man found, wife says

The wife of a missing man said that her missing husband’s body was found.

who13.com