Still cannot find it ^ although that meeting is referenced in this article as well as some details about the search which is a handy case refresher.
Joshua’s dad brings search concerns to Stearns County | Maple Lake Messenger
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"Guimond said he was then told by Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner that Joshua must have fallen into a swampy area of the camus. However, on Nov. 18, 2004, Bradley Wenz of the Minnesota Soil & Water Conservation District reported that he had not experienced a natural soil type that could draw in and cover a body in a short period of time."
"Monday, November 11, 2002: The entire St. John’s campus and surrounding areas were searched by horse and foot, including buildings, the power plant and all wooded areas. Divers from the Stearn’s County Sheriff’s Department searched a slough on campus after a search dog led them to the area. The Minnesota State Patrol aided in the search sending helicopters to do an arial search of the woods on and around campus, and a state-wide alert by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Minnesota Crime Alert Network Missing Persons Bulletin went out in all major media and twin cities newscasts.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002: Campus buildings continued to be searched, as stated by Michael Hemmesch, St. John’s Director of Communications. He also stated that the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department was conducting the search and had not yet asked for help from local volunteers. Offers from Maple Lake High School were turned down by the Stearns County Sheriff’s department, which said that only prayers were needed at this time.
Wednesday, November 13, 2002: The Minnesota National Guard stepped in to aid in the search, providing 118 troops and equipment and searching a 16-square mile area surrounding campus, including swamps and woods. After a search dog picked up Joshua’s scent near Stumpf Lake, a snake-like body of water located on the route Joshua would have taken back to his apartment, the decision to lower the water level in order to search the lake was approved. Searches and dragging of the lake uncovered no clues. Requests to totally drain Stumpf Lake awaited DNR approval.
Thursday, November 14, 2002: Brian Guimond attended a meeting and press conference at the State Capitol for families of three other missing students and met the Jenkins family, who would later help the Guimond family in their search for Joshua.
November 24, 2002: A search organized by Guimond’s family of 75-100 volunteers, mostly from Maple Lake, combed the woods around the St. John’s campus. A report from Lt. Dave Nohner from the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department said the sonar search of Stumpf Lake was unsuccessful in yielding any evidence in the disappearance.
Week of Dec 2: The Stearns County Sheriff’s Dept. had contacted and questioned eight of the nine students present at the party the night Joshua disappeared, but stated that they were unable to contact the remaining student.
"December 29, 2002: The scent of Chris Jenkins, a missing University of Minnesota student, was traced to St. John’s by Hoover, a man-trailing bloodhound hired by the Jenkins family. Hoover traced the scent to St. John’s Abbey and the dog showed interest of entering. From the apartment where Joshua was last seen, Hoover followed his scent to Stumpf Lake, on to Joshua’s apartment and then on to the Abbey."
January 5, 2003: Hoover appeared to pick up Joshua’s scent in the back of the Abbey after gaining permission to enter and then to the lake behind the Abbey."
"January 18, 2003: Hoover was brought out again and followed Joshua’s scent to Sagatagan Lake and out onto the lake. Hoover had traced the scent to the center of the lake when St John’s Life Safety staff member asked the group to leave for interfering with the investigation conducted by the Stearns County Sheriff’s Dept. and because pets were not allowed on campus. A later clarification by Michael Hemmesch, Director of Communications at St. John’s, stated that both reasons were true but the crew was actually asked to leave because the search was not coordinated through the Stearns County Sheriff’s Dept. and their search would impede on the investigation."
Joshua’s dad brings search concerns to Stearns County | Maple Lake Messenger
rbbm.
"Guimond said he was then told by Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner that Joshua must have fallen into a swampy area of the camus. However, on Nov. 18, 2004, Bradley Wenz of the Minnesota Soil & Water Conservation District reported that he had not experienced a natural soil type that could draw in and cover a body in a short period of time."
"Monday, November 11, 2002: The entire St. John’s campus and surrounding areas were searched by horse and foot, including buildings, the power plant and all wooded areas. Divers from the Stearn’s County Sheriff’s Department searched a slough on campus after a search dog led them to the area. The Minnesota State Patrol aided in the search sending helicopters to do an arial search of the woods on and around campus, and a state-wide alert by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Minnesota Crime Alert Network Missing Persons Bulletin went out in all major media and twin cities newscasts.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002: Campus buildings continued to be searched, as stated by Michael Hemmesch, St. John’s Director of Communications. He also stated that the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department was conducting the search and had not yet asked for help from local volunteers. Offers from Maple Lake High School were turned down by the Stearns County Sheriff’s department, which said that only prayers were needed at this time.
Wednesday, November 13, 2002: The Minnesota National Guard stepped in to aid in the search, providing 118 troops and equipment and searching a 16-square mile area surrounding campus, including swamps and woods. After a search dog picked up Joshua’s scent near Stumpf Lake, a snake-like body of water located on the route Joshua would have taken back to his apartment, the decision to lower the water level in order to search the lake was approved. Searches and dragging of the lake uncovered no clues. Requests to totally drain Stumpf Lake awaited DNR approval.
Thursday, November 14, 2002: Brian Guimond attended a meeting and press conference at the State Capitol for families of three other missing students and met the Jenkins family, who would later help the Guimond family in their search for Joshua.
November 24, 2002: A search organized by Guimond’s family of 75-100 volunteers, mostly from Maple Lake, combed the woods around the St. John’s campus. A report from Lt. Dave Nohner from the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department said the sonar search of Stumpf Lake was unsuccessful in yielding any evidence in the disappearance.
Week of Dec 2: The Stearns County Sheriff’s Dept. had contacted and questioned eight of the nine students present at the party the night Joshua disappeared, but stated that they were unable to contact the remaining student.
"December 29, 2002: The scent of Chris Jenkins, a missing University of Minnesota student, was traced to St. John’s by Hoover, a man-trailing bloodhound hired by the Jenkins family. Hoover traced the scent to St. John’s Abbey and the dog showed interest of entering. From the apartment where Joshua was last seen, Hoover followed his scent to Stumpf Lake, on to Joshua’s apartment and then on to the Abbey."
January 5, 2003: Hoover appeared to pick up Joshua’s scent in the back of the Abbey after gaining permission to enter and then to the lake behind the Abbey."
"January 18, 2003: Hoover was brought out again and followed Joshua’s scent to Sagatagan Lake and out onto the lake. Hoover had traced the scent to the center of the lake when St John’s Life Safety staff member asked the group to leave for interfering with the investigation conducted by the Stearns County Sheriff’s Dept. and because pets were not allowed on campus. A later clarification by Michael Hemmesch, Director of Communications at St. John’s, stated that both reasons were true but the crew was actually asked to leave because the search was not coordinated through the Stearns County Sheriff’s Dept. and their search would impede on the investigation."
