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james croft
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Update on the missing kids. I have not been able to get on line for the past few days to update you guys but there is a development. After a couple of days searching in rough, windy conditions with cadaver dogs and not having any luck, a decision was made to bring back side-scan sonar. VA State Police, Albemarle Co, the FBI dive team and John DeMille's who operates Marine Sonic Technologies brought their sonars. John had developed the SSS used by most dive teams around VA. He brought a newer version SSS that he had developed with greater capabilities. Going back over the area we had developed as having a high probability of holding the kids, he located one body which was retrieved by divers. A second body was later recovered 400 feet away the next day after being located by John. A great job by a great bunch of dedicated folks. This search effort was the largest ever undertaken by the combined Chesterfield emergency personnel. Hats off to John who saved the families and friends as well as the searchers a lot of waiting. Unfortunately we now know the kids lost their lives, but a quick recovery was possible as a result of the sonar.