100% this. Me too, that has been my experience. If not totally oblivious, then left with that unexplainable “what is going on here?” feeling. Then once you know for sure, or it is confirmed for you, it all makes sense. And you are much more alert to it the next time and it is clearer sooner. But you tend to give people you know and love the benefit of the doubt.
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Yeah. People use stimulants to stay awake when they’re working more than the human body and brain can handle. I don’t see this as contradictory to his love of family and hardworking personality at all. He was pushing himself too hard and found something that could keep him going.Investigation by the Sac County Sheriff's Department revealed that Schultz had been trucking for nearly 30 hours straight with hardly any rest, motivated to support his family and business.
It is believed by authorities that the combination of severe sleep deprivation and methamphetamine led to a medical emergency which led Schultz to abandon his truck and later succumb to the elements. It's important to note that this was not determined to be an overdose.
Sac County Sheriff reveals David Schultz's cause of death
Schultz was initially reported missing on Nov. 21, 2023 after he failed to complete a delivery of hogs from Eagle Grove to Sac City.
Nice to meet you! Im very familiar with the Denison area and its issues, similar to Sac.
If indeed the coordinates of where his body was found, according to the referenced death certificate per post 1,057 on this thread, are correct, then said location is approximately 650 feet from the road, including a driveway to a farm. The approximate view from that farm, looking toward that location, complete with corn stubble in the picture, is attached here. One can decide for oneself how well hidden a body would be 600 feet down those rows of stubble in that field. I wonder how many tractors, combines, tractor trailers, and other vehicles had gone in and out that driveway, looked across the road, and never saw this mans body.
IMO it depends on the angle of your view and I think it’s probably pretty hard. If you look straight down the row, you might believe it would be completely obvious. If you step 2 feet in any direction, whatever you are potentially viewing out in that cornfield row might just not be seen any longer. Grid search is so imperative.If indeed the coordinates of where his body was found, according to the referenced death certificate per post 1,057 on this thread, are correct, then said location is approximately 650 feet from the road, including a driveway to a farm. The approximate view from that farm, looking toward that location, complete with corn stubble in the picture, is attached here. One can decide for oneself how well hidden a body would be 600 feet down those rows of stubble in that field. I wonder how many tractors, combines, tractor trailers, and other vehicles had gone in and out that driveway, looked across the road, and never saw this mans body.
When opening the google street view here, the location of his body is reported to be about halfway the distance to the corn still standing.
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Another view of the field here...
Death certificate: Trucker David Schultz died from hypothermia related to methamphetamine intoxication
David Schultz died from hypothermia related to acute methamphetamine intoxication, according to a copy of the death certificate for the Wall Lake trucker. Dr. Kelly Kruse, a state medical examiner, listed Schultz's manner of death as an accident.globegazette.com
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This sounds like a perfect storm that led to disaster.Investigation by the Sac County Sheriff's Department revealed that Schultz had been trucking for nearly 30 hours straight with hardly any rest, motivated to support his family and business.
It is believed by authorities that the combination of severe sleep deprivation and methamphetamine led to a medical emergency which led Schultz to abandon his truck and later succumb to the elements. It's important to note that this was not determined to be an overdose.
Sac County Sheriff reveals David Schultz's cause of death
Schultz was initially reported missing on Nov. 21, 2023 after he failed to complete a delivery of hogs from Eagle Grove to Sac City.
bbmIf indeed the coordinates of where his body was found, according to the referenced death certificate per post 1,057 on this thread, are correct, then said location is approximately 650 feet from the road, including a driveway to a farm. The approximate view from that farm, looking toward that location, complete with corn stubble in the picture, is attached here. One can decide for oneself how well hidden a body would be 600 feet down those rows of stubble in that field. I wonder how many tractors, combines, tractor trailers, and other vehicles had gone in and out that driveway, looked across the road, and never saw this mans body.
When opening the google street view here, the location of his body is reported to be about halfway the distance to the corn still standing.
Google Maps
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
Another view of the field here...
Death certificate: Trucker David Schultz died from hypothermia related to methamphetamine intoxication
David Schultz died from hypothermia related to acute methamphetamine intoxication, according to a copy of the death certificate for the Wall Lake trucker. Dr. Kelly Kruse, a state medical examiner, listed Schultz's manner of death as an accident.
Interesting question, I don't recall reading this anywhere, it'd be nice to know a source though.
I don't think so. I was under the impression that it wasn't a driveway to a farm/house/buildings where the dogs stopped picking up the scent, but rather, right near where the truck was parked was an unpaved "field drive/entrance" into a different field.
Maybe very well be. Thank you!
Not that it really matters at this point, but it's unknown how exactly he got from his truck to his final resting place. It's unknown when he took meth, specifically where, and whether he was alone or not. I always felt it was significant that the dogs tracked his scent to a field drive/entrance near where his truck was parked. Did he meet somebody there?
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Where was his dog that night he went missing?The man’s disappearance puzzled authorities and loved ones alike. A Facebook group dedicated to solving Schultz’s disappearance drew in 9,500 internet sleuths hoping to learn more about the situation or crack the case.
Schultz had driven for nearly 30 consecutive hours with little to no rest and suffered from extreme sleep deprivation, authorities said.
Investigators believe the exhaustion paired with drug use sparked a medical emergency, leading Schultz to abandon his truck and later die in the field.
Authorities said it was challenging to locate Schultz’s body due to “the vast size of the search area and environmental conditions.” Search operations focused on areas where someone could become trapped or seek refuge. Schultz’s body was discovered in a cornfield and was shielded from view by cornstalks.
Schultz is remembered in his obituary as a trucker who went “above and beyond” for customers, delivering loads with his dog Clint — named after Clint Eastwood — riding shotgun. The father and husband was a fan of old Westerns and was an avid outdoorsman.
Iowa officials: Long-missing trucker died of hypothermia after using meth
Authorities recently ruled that the death of Iowa truck driver David Schultz, who had been missing about five months before being discovered in April, was accidental.
