Buchanan (WDAY) The Body of 63 year old Sonia Heinle was recovered about 6:30-p.m. Thursday from the slough in which her car plunged, this past Sunday near her home at Buchanan.

Sonar equipment located her in the slough, and her body was then recovered.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser says he’s relieved they found Heinle and are able to give the family some closure.

Earlier on Thursday, the dive team from Fargo joined the search.

Underwater sonar equipment was used, which has a range of 500 feet. The slough is a half mile long and a half mile wide.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser told CSiNewsNow.com, it appears she went off the roadway into the the slough when she misjudged a turn off into her driveway during snowy,windy conditions. He says when wind blew snow from the ground cover, vehicle tracks showed the car went into the slough.

Recovery personnel on Wednesday were able to pull Sonia Heinle’s car out of the slough that it went into on Sunday.

The  vehicle’s window was open, but her body was not in the vehicle.

She was last seen this past Sunday night at 7-p.m. Officials say she did not return home after visiting her son’s house about two miles away.

 

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Buchanan (WDAY)    The search for Sonia Heinle in Buchanan continued on Thursday.

Authorities suspect that her body is still in the murky slough waters that her car went into last Sunday.  A ground search was initiated at the outset of the search.  Earlier this week car tracks led to the slough, that her car went into.  The car was raised from the slough.  A car window was open but her body was not inside it.

Officials say the water is too cold for divers to go into, and underwater sonar equipment is being used, which has a range of 500 feet.  The slough is a half mile long and a half mile wide.  Searchers  will continuing looking for her in the coming days.

From the scene, reporter Matt Henson said  the dive team  from Fargo has joined the search.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser told CSiNewsNow.com,  it appears she went off the roadway into the the slough when she misjudged a turn off into her driveway during snowy,windy conditions.  He says when wind blew snow from the ground cover, vehicle tracks showed the car went into the slough.

63 year old Sonia Heinle was last seen on Sunday night at 7-p.m.   Officials say she did not return home after visiting her son’s house about two miles away.

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Jamestown – according to an Inforum report:  Recovery personnel on Weds were able to pull Sonia Heinle’s car out of a slough that it went into on Sunday.

The report says the vehicle’s window was open, but her body was not in the vehicle, and still has not been located as of Wednesday.

The search of the slough will continue on Thursday, using the underwater ROV, and a continued land search.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser told CSiNewsNow.com,  it appears she went off the roadway into the the slough when she misjudged a turn off into her driveway during snowy,windy conditions.  He says when wind blew snow from the ground cover, vehicle tracks showed the car went into the slough.

63 year old Sonia Heinle was last seen on Sunday night at 7-p.m.   Officials say she did not return home after visiting her son’s house about two miles away.

 

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Jamestown (CSi) Efforts to recover the vehicle of Sonia Heinle of Buchanan continued on Wednesday.  The Vehicle is submerged in about 10 feet of water in a slough near her home.  The cold temperatures have hampered divers, freezing their underwater gear.  Plans were to have a heated fish house brought to the scene, to keep the personnel warm, as crews rotated in going into the slough.

The vehicle was found on Tuesday, as wind blew the snow, uncovering the car tracks that led to the slough.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser told CSiNewsNow.com, says, until the car is recovered it won’t be known if her body is still in the car.  He said it appears she went off the roadway into the the slough when she misjudged a turn off into her driveway during snowy,windy conditions.

63 year old Sonia Heinle was last seen on Sunday night at 7-p.m. driving a tan 2003 Buick Lesabre with a ND license plate of 183AVF in the Buchanan area.

Officials say she did not return home after visiting her son’s house about two miles away.

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Jamestown (CSi)  Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser has clarified the events that took place Tuesday in the search for Sonia Heinle.  He told CSiNewsNow.com Tuesday evening that while her car was found submerged in a slough, icy conditions prevented divers from being able to hook up to the car and bring it to the surface, as cold temperatures affected the diving equipment. He added that when darkness set in, the recovery of the car was suspended until daylight, Wednesday.  He says, until the car is recovered it won’t be known if her body is still in the car.  He said it appears she went off the roadway into the the slough when she misjudged a turn off into her driveway during snowy,windy conditions.

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Update…  Jamestown  (Valley News Live)  Authorities on Tuesday afternoon  found the vehicle of a missing Stutsman County woman, and continue to look for her body.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser confirmed to Valley News Live that dive crews Tuesday afternoon were working to pull a car out from a slough.

CSiNewsNow.com learned that the Stutsman Dive and Rescue Team was called to the area, about 11:30-a.m., Tuesday.

The vehicle submerged in water belongs to 63 year old Sonia Heinle,  who was driving it Sunday night before she went missing.

Sheriff Kaiser says  the vehicle was located Tuesday morning near Heinle’s home and it appears Sunday’s weather played a factor in the vehicle ending up in the slough.

The recent cold snap has made the search efforts difficult, according to the sheriff.

Search crews are working to determine if a body is inside.

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Jamestown  (CSi)  Authorities  in Jamestown continued the search on Tuesday for a missing Buchanan woman.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaier says his office will conduct water searches, with assistance from the North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Jamestown Fire Department.

An aircraft will also be available in the search efforts.

63 year old Sonia Heinle was last seen on Sunday night at 7p.m. driving a tan 2003 Buick Lesabre with a ND license plate of 183AVF in the Buchanan area.

Officials say she did not return home after visiting her son’s house about two miles away.

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Buchanan  (CSi)  — Authorities are asking the public for help in locating a missing woman who was last seen in the Buchanan area on Sunday night, December 8, 2019.

According to an emergency alert by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, 63 year old Sonia Heinle was last seen on Sunday night at 7p.m. driving a tan 2003 Buick Lesabre with a ND license plate of 183AVF in the Buchanan area.

Officials say she did not return home after visiting her son’s house about two miles away.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Stutsman County Dispatch at 701-252-1000.