Robert Heikka was last seen in October 2020

Robert Heikka.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday that they located the vehicle of missing teacher Robert Heikka “in a body of water.”

Deputies said the vehicle was found in the area of 4290 Pioneer Trail, between State Road 44 and State Road 415.

In a social media post, the sheriff’s office said a dive team is in the process of recovering the vehicle.

Heikka was last seen in October 2020 at his home in Port Orange.

The vehicle belonging to missing Port Orange teacher Robert Heikka has been found in a body of water in the area of 4290 Pioneer Trail, between SR 44 and 415. The VSO Dive Team is in the process of recovering the vehicle now. Please stand by for updates.

— Volusia Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) April 8, 2023

Port Orange police said Heikka, who goes by the name Bob and has been with Volusia County Schools since 1989 and has taught at Creekside Middle School in Port Orange since 2002.

In December 2020, police said Heikka was captured on surveillance video at an ATM near Canaveral Shores.

Multiple agencies including the FBI, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Brevard and Volusia sheriff’s office and the Port Orange Police Department have been searching for Heikka and his car, a 2012 white Chevy Impala.

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