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Adventures with Purpose

{{Short description|Nonprofit cold case investigators}}

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{{Infobox YouTube personality

| channel_handle = AdventureswithPurpose

| channel_display_name = Adventures with Purpose

| channel_website = {{URL|https://adventureswithpurpose.com/}}

| years_active = 2018–present

| subscribers = 3.25 million

| views = 389 million

| stats_update = 20 July 2024

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Adventures with Purpose is a group of professional scuba divers who use underwater sonar imaging equipment and bathymetry mapping technology to locate missing persons and their vehicles in waterbodies. Originally focused on clean-up, their channel's focus was turned to missing persons cold cases after their accidental discovery of a missing person. The group documents their efforts on their YouTube channel.

Background

Adventures with Purpose (AWP) was founded by Oregon-based Jared Leisek in 2018.{{efn|The AWP YouTube channel was registered in July 2018{{cite web |title=Adventures with Purpose - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventureswithPurpose/about |via=YouTube |publisher=Adventures with Purpose |access-date=November 3, 2022}}}}{{cite news |last1=Weinman |first1=Steve |title=Body-recovery divers crack 20th cold case - Divernet |url=https://divernet.com/scuba-news/body-recovery-divers-crack-20th-cold-case/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=Divernet |date=March 22, 2022 |language=en-gb}} They began as an environmental cleanup agency, removing cars that were polluting waterways.{{cite news |last1=Woodruff |first1=Bob |title=Video YouTubers, Adventures with Purpose, help crack a missing persons case |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/youtubers-adventures-purpose-crack-missing-persons-case-83927404 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=ABC News |date=2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Kesslen |first1=Ben |title=Adventures with Purpose dive team, who found Kiely Rodni, have solved 23 other cold cases |url=https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/adventures-with-purpose-who-found-kiely-rodni-have-solved-23-other-cold-cases/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=New York Post |date=August 23, 2022}} Doug Bishop, a diver and manager of a towing company, also joined the group.{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Chris |title=Adventures with Purpose: Volunteer dive team solves nearly 25 missing-person cold cases — and counting |url=https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/volunteer-dive-team-solves-nearly-25-cold-missing-person-cases |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=Fox 2 Detroit |date=May 9, 2022}} After twice finding cars with missing people in them, they determined a need to look for people who have gone missing in or with their vehicles.{{cite news |last1=Spocchia |first1=Gino |title=Adventures with Purpose: Who are the divers who discovered body in search for Kiely Rodni? |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/adventures-purpose-divers-discovered-body-162816851.html |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=Yahoo! Sports |date=August 22, 2022}} The channel receives tip-offs and requests from the public through their social media accounts. They do not pursue rewards from family or charge the families or police involved, but will not reject rewards if given.{{cite news |last1=Shaddox |first1=Rowena |title=Adventures with Purpose details search for Kiely Rodni |url=https://fox40.com/news/california-connection/adventures-with-purpose-details-search-for-kiely-rodni/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=FOX40 |date=August 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823060731/https://fox40.com/news/california-connection/adventures-with-purpose-details-search-for-kiely-rodni/ |archive-date=August 23, 2022}} Instead, AWP funds its searches through video views, subscribers, donations, and merchandise sales. In 2020, AWP threatened to sue for a $100,000 reward pledged by five anonymous donors for the discovery of Ethan Kazmerzak, who had disappeared in 2013.{{cite news |last1=Joens |first1=Philip |title=Dive team that found missing Iowa man's body might sue for $100,000 reward |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2020/12/15/ethan-kazmerzak-body-iowa-man-missing-since-2013-found-oregon-dive-crew-adventures-with-purpose/3902384001/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=Reno Gazette Journal |date=December 15, 2020}} The Kazmerzak family donated an undisclosed amount.

On May 12, 2022, founder Jared Leisek registered a new company, Underwater Investigations LLC, which now holds the rights to Adventures with Purpose.{{cite web |title=UNDERWATER INVESTIGATIONS LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/or/underwater-investigations-llc.html |website=UNDERWATER INVESTIGATIONS LLC |publisher=Bizapedia |access-date=January 9, 2025}}

On December 13, 2024, Underwater Investigations LLC filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against former employee Joshua Cantu. Joshua alleges that the lawsuit stems from his posting behind-the-scenes videos of Adventures with Purpose before the formation of Underwater Investigations LLC. The case was filed the same day Joshua's family welcomed a baby around Christmas. Messages shared by Joshua reportedly show Jared joking about the lawsuit's timing, suggesting it was intended to cause maximum disruption.

Joshua asserts that the lawsuit is a personal attack by Jared, meant to intimidate other former employees who left the company following allegations that Jared raped a 9-year-old family relative. He also claims the lawsuit lacks merit. The case remains pending.{{cite web |title=He Tried to Silence Me. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqcnX5U35fI |via=YouTube |publisher=Josh Cantu |access-date=January 9, 2025}}{{cite web |title=You Deserve An Update |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gKadXapQR0 |via=YouTube |publisher=Josh Cantu |access-date=January 9, 2025}}

In October 2022, the team had six members. The following month, Leisek was accused of raping a 9-year-old female relative at age 16–17 in Utah in 1992. Several team members, including Bishop, diver Nick Rinn,{{cite web |title=Nick Rinn Departure with AWP |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6_7YXU6iSk&t=35s |via=YouTube | date=November 9, 2022 |publisher=Nick Rinn}} and lead videographer Joshua Cantu{{cite web |title=My Resignation with AWP |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzuwgaqpX8w&t=98s |via=YouTube | date=November 8, 2022 |publisher=Josh Cantu}} subsequently left the team.{{cite news |last1=Hice |first1=Jim |title=Founding member of well known search and recovery team charged with rape of child |url=https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/crime/founding-member-well-known-search-rescue-team-charged-rape-child/500-d80a3d83-a573-4855-8620-51f4eff29b6f |access-date=November 16, 2022 |work=KCEN-TV |date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116114120/https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/crime/founding-member-well-known-search-rescue-team-charged-rape-child/500-d80a3d83-a573-4855-8620-51f4eff29b6f |archive-date=November 16, 2022}}{{cite magazine |last1=Marks |first1=Andrea |title=True Crime YouTuber to Plead Not Guilty to 1992 Child Rape Charges |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/true-crime-youtube-jared-leisek-child-rape-charge-1234631946/ |access-date=December 20, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 17, 2022}} On January 5, 2023, Leisek was charged in Sanpete County, Utah.{{cite web |title=Sanpete County Sheriff's Department Jail Bookings |url=https://www.sanpete.com/uploads/1/3/6/2/136253634/1-9-2023.pdf |access-date=11 January 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Luperon |first1=Alberto |title=Adventures with Purpose Founder Charged with Raping a Child in Alleged 1992 Incidents |url=https://lawandcrime.com/crime/adventures-with-purpose-founder-charged-with-raping-a-child-in-alleged-1992-incidents/ |access-date=November 16, 2022 |work=Law & Crime |date=November 8, 2022 |language=en}} On September 5, 2024, The prosecution declared that they intended to use previous cases against Jared, prior criminal activity, as well as any illegal conduct related to children involved in the case as well as outside of the case. This could include a lengthy criminal record including charges for pointing a gun at a man in a parking lot. Jared's lawyers objected to the use of previous criminal records. On September 18, 2024, Jared accepted a plea deal, which triggered a motion to seal. The motion was filed for the case. The motion was approved and the record was sealed on September 19, 2024.{{cite web |title=Screenshot of case timeline |url=https://x.com/MattBlacInc/status/1838549600745005192/photo/1 |website=X |publisher=@MattBlacInc |access-date=January 9, 2025}}

On January 7, 2023, Adventures with Purpose announced they are on a 3-month tour with a new team of divers and filmmakers.{{cite web |title=AWP 2023 Winter Search has officially begun |url=https://www.youtube.com/@AdventuresWithPurpose/community |via=YouTube |access-date=8 January 2023}}

Search process

At the identified waterbody,{{cite news |last1=Martinez |first1=Jeremiah |title=What is Adventures with Purpose, the team that says it found Kiely Rodni's body and car? |url=https://fox40.com/news/local-news/adventures-with-purpose-kiely-rodni-placer-nevad/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=FOX40 |date=August 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822205941/https://fox40.com/news/local-news/adventures-with-purpose-kiely-rodni-placer-nevad/ |archive-date=August 22, 2022}} the team traverse the waters in small inflatable boats, scanning the bottom of the waterbody using sonar. Upon identifying areas of interest, they circle the area for further identification on their sonar displays before using a heavy-duty magnet to attach their line to the sunken vehicle. They mark the location with a buoy and then use divers to make a visual identification of the vehicle, retrieve a license plate, search for bodies, and prepare the vehicle and its contents for retrieval by police.{{cite news |title=How dive teams use advanced technology to search Pittsburgh's rivers for the missing |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2022/10/11/pittsburgh-river-divers-cold-case-investigations-missing-people-cars/stories/202210110109 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=October 12, 2022 |language=en}}

Cases

The team usually deals with cold cases,{{cite news |last1=Stanish |first1=Erika |title=Helping families find closure: Dive team searches for information on missing person cases |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/helping-families-find-closure-dive-team-searches-for-information-on-missing-person-cases/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=CBS News |date=October 9, 2022}} however they have also volunteered for searches in recent cases; an example would be searching on August 22, 2022, for Kiely Rodni, who went missing on August 6, 2022.{{cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Dennis |title=Kiely Rodni case: Body found near the last location of missing teen |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/vehicle-found-last-location-missing-teen-kiely-rodni-rcna44145 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |work=NBC News |date=August 22, 2022 |language=en}} Certain recent cases may be incidental while searching the waterbody for a cold case.{{Cite web |title=Missing Harmony man found in river remembered as 'caring,' loving father |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/missing-harmony-man-tod-diminno-found-in-allegheny-river/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=CBS News |date=October 10, 2022 |language=en-US}} As of February 2025, the group has solved 35 missing person cases (the chart below counts mother Samantha Hopper and daughter Courtney Holt as one case.) AWP also sometimes cooperates with other teams with the same purpose, such as Exploring with Nug, Chaos Divers and Sunshine State Sonar.{{Cite news |last1=Denis |first1=Alex |date=December 2, 2021 |title=Youtuber finds car belonging to TN teen missing for 2 decades |url=https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/youtuber-finds-car-belonging-to-tn-teen-missing-for-2-decades/ |access-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815035946/https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/youtuber-finds-car-belonging-to-tn-teen-missing-for-2-decades/ |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |website=WKRN News 2 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2022 |title=YouTube diving group helps Pittsburgh police after finding body in Allegheny River |url=https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/youtube-diving-group-helps-pittsburgh-police-after-finding-body-allegheny-river/SRXLFHA5ZZAJXFZ3S5AOGAHD3U/ |access-date=November 10, 2022 |website=WPXI |language=en}}

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|+Cases solved

CaseNameAgeMissingFoundLocation
| 1{{sortname|Nathan|Ashby|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Cavallier |first1=Andrea |title=Human remains, truck recovered from Missouri River in search for missing Nathaniel Ashby |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/human-remains-truck-recovered-missouri-river-search-missing-nathaniel-ashby-n1109126 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=NBC News |date=December 31, 2019}}22{{Date table sorting|July 31, 2019}}{{Date table sorting|December 29, 2019}}Missouri River, Pinckney Township, Missouri
{{coord|38.6606
91.2438|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=January 10, 2020 |title=Solved Missing Persons Case... Bringing Closure for Nathan's Family |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUc87t6yIF8 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:13:48 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 2{{sortname|Timothy|Robinson|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Smithers |first1=Dominic |title=Man Found In Car 75 Feet Under Water Solving 12-Year Missing Person Case |url=https://www.ladbible.com/news/news-man-who-disappeared-found-in-car-75-feet-under-water-12-years-later-20210318.amp.html |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=LADbible |date=March 18, 2021}}56{{Date table sorting|November 26, 2008}}{{Date table sorting|May 26, 2020}}Willamette River, Milwaukie, Oregon
{{coord|45.4433
122.6446|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=June 5, 2020 |title=SOLVED 12-Year-Old Missing Person Case (Timothy Robinson) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOarqY2r8DQ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:12:57 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 3{{sortname|Nicholas|Allen|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Fowler |first1=Hayley |title=Deputy was 'rude' to family of missing teen after body found. NC sheriff apologizes |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article246433185.html |work=Charlotte Observer |date=October 13, 2020}}17{{Date table sorting|February 20, 2020}}{{Date table sorting|October 1, 2020}}Yadkin River, Linwood, North Carolina
{{coord|35.7231
80.3913|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=October 9, 2020 |title=SOLVED 8-Month-Old Missing Person Case (Nicholas Allen) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAfYtXB-qN4 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:26:27 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 4{{sortname|Ethan|Kazmerzak|nolink=1}}22{{Date table sorting|September 15, 2013}}{{Date table sorting|October 26, 2020}}Chapin, Iowa
{{coord|42.80618
93.2178|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=October 9, 2020 |title=SOLVED 7-Year-Old Missing Person Case.. (Ethan Kazmerzak) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqe0u55j1gk |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:25:24 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
|5{{sortname|Bill|Simmons|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Horan |first1=Kyle |title=Body of missing man found in car in the Cumberland |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/body-of-missing-man-found-in-car-in-the-cumberland |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=News Channel 5 |date=January 26, 2021}}57{{Date table sorting|June 15, 2020}}{{Date table sorting|January 26, 2021}}Cumberland River, Nashville, Tennessee
{{coord|36.2451
86.7021|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=April 9, 2021 |title=SOLVED 7-Month-Old Missing Persons Cold Case (BILL SIMMONS) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A90BDh1ZrHI |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:11:41 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 6{{sortname|Antonio Amaro|Lopez|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Joshua Rhett |title=Driver who plunged off bridge ID'd as Oregon dad Antonio Amaro-Lopez: cops |url=https://nypost.com/2021/02/19/driver-who-plunged-off-bridge-idd-as-antonio-amaro-lopez-cops/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=New York Post |date=February 19, 2021}}57{{Date table sorting|February 14, 2021}}{{Date table sorting|February 17, 2021}}Columbia River, Portland, Oregon
{{coord|45.5910
122.5481|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=February 26, 2021 |title=SOLVED 3-Day-Old Missing Person Case.. (Antonio Amaro-Lopez) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaJ7CcynH_8 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:09:56 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 7{{sortname|Tammy|Goff|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Rosenbaum |first1=Traci |title=Cascade County Sheriff IDs body found in river as Tammy Goff |url=https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2021/05/27/cascade-county-sheriff-ids-body-found-river-tammy-goff/7478150002/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=Great Falls Tribune |date=May 27, 2021}}59{{Date table sorting|July 12, 2018}}{{Date table sorting|May 14, 2021}}Missouri River, Great Falls, Montana
{{coord|47.3979
111.3170|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=July 2, 2021 |title=SOLVED: Found Tammy Goff (Ep. 4) Missing 3-Years Underwater |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8TQ2aPeTco |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:32:39 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 8{{sortname|Richard|Ritz|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Wolford |first1=Brooke |title=Private dive team finds body of grandpa missing for months in river, Oregon police say |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/article251909278.html |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=The News Tribune |date=June 4, 2021}}74{{Date table sorting|September 13, 2020}}{{Date table sorting|June 3, 2021}}Willamette River, Cathedral Park, Oregon
{{coord|45.5871
122.7651|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=July 30, 2021 |title=SOLVED: Missing 9-Months Underwater (RICHARD RITZ FOUND) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvYxky3uuME |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:14:30 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 9{{sortname|John|Zarkowski|nolink=1}}{{cite news |title=Body of missing Plattsmouth man found inside SUV recovered from river |url=https://www.1011now.com/2021/09/23/body-missing-plattsmouth-man-found-inside-suv-recovered-river/?outputType=amp |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=KOLN}}72{{Date table sorting|September 4, 2021}}{{Date table sorting|September 22, 2021}}Missouri River, Plattsmouth, Nebraska
{{coord|41.0145
95.8685|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=December 10, 2021 |title=SOLVED: Missing 72-year-old Marine Veteran Found Underwater in SUV (John Zarkowski) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvVdcanwLp8 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:24:05 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 10{{sortname|Nadine|Moses|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Dane |title=Vehicle of woman missing since May found in St. Clair River with body inside |url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/09/26/vehicle-of-woman-missing-since-may-found-in-st-clair-river/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=WDIV |date=September 26, 2021 |language=en}}84{{Date table sorting|May 4, 2021}}{{Date table sorting|September 25, 2021}}St. Clair River, Marine City, Michigan
{{coord|42.7062
82.4965|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=November 25, 2021 |title=SOLVED 84-Year-Old Missing Person Case.. (Nadine Moses) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRmsNf4sWks |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:14:36 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 11{{sortname|Charles|Fluharty|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Mosca |first1=Zach |title=Divers find body of East Liverpool man missing for seven years |url=https://www.wfmj.com/story/44925311/divers-find-body-of-east-liverpool-man-missing-for-seven-years |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=WFMJ |date=October 8, 2021 |language=en}}57{{Date table sorting|October 19, 2014}}{{Date table sorting|October 5, 2021}}Yellow Creek, Yellow Creek Township, Ohio
{{coord|40.5732
80.6671|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=November 19, 2021 |title=SOLVED: Charles Fluharty Brought Home 7 Years Underwater Wait Is Over|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiQkKVAE-v0 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:00:01 |location= |publisher=Chaos Divers}}
| 12{{sortname|Carey Mae|Parker|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Kellar |first1=Brad |title=Family: Remains of Carey Mae Parker located |url=https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/family-remains-of-carey-mae-parker-located/article_9c17d3d0-2e86-11ec-aae9-2f8150c89a82.html |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=Yahoo! News |date=October 16, 2021 |language=en}}23{{Date table sorting|March 17, 1991}}{{Date table sorting|October 16, 2021}}Lake Tawakoni, Hawk Cove, Texas
{{coord|32.8678
96.0703|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=May 7, 2021 |title=SOLVED: We Found Their Moms Car 30 Years Later... (Carey Mae Parker COLD CASE) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnKcfpvKTEs |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:22:18 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 13{{sortname|Thomas|Thornton|nolink=1}}{{cite news |author1=KTRE Digital Media Staff |title=Body found at Huxley Bay believed to be veteran missing since March |url=https://www.kltv.com/2021/10/25/body-found-huxley-bay-confirmed-veteran-missing-since-march/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=KLTV |date=October 25, 2021 |language=en}}72{{Date table sorting|March 24, 2021}}{{Date table sorting|October 24, 2021}}Toledo Bend Reservoir, Shelby County, Texas
{{coord|31.7514
93.8436|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=December 24, 2021 |title=SOLVED: Vietnam Veteran (Thomas Thornton) Found 7-months after Crashing Car into Lake |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldgecWJMGfs |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:10:35 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
rowspan="2" | 14{{sortname|Samantha|Hopper|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=O'Connell |first1=Oliver |title=Human remains found in car more than 20 years after mother and daughter went missing |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/samantha-jean-hopper-missing-remains-found-b1947863.html |access-date=October 31, 2022 |work=The Independent |date=October 29, 2021}}19

| rowspan="2" | {{Date table sorting|September 11, 1998}}

| rowspan="2" | {{Date table sorting|October 26, 2021}}

| rowspan="2" | Lake Dardanelle, Russellville, Arkansas
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93.1470|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=December 31, 2021 |title=SOLVED: Missing 23-years Underwater (Samantha Hopper, 22-month-old Daughter Courtney, Unborn Baby) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isqd8OOcJpQ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:21:05 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| {{sortname|Courtney|Holt|nolink=1}}1
| 15{{sortname|Jeff|Shepherd|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Stunson |first1=Mike |title=Human remains found in submerged truck of man missing since 2018, Kentucky officials say |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/nation-world/national/article256371782.html |work=Lexington Herald-Leader |date=December 6, 2021}}30{{Date table sorting|March 14, 2018}}{{Date table sorting|December 5, 2021}}Strunk, Kentucky
{{coord|36.6466
84.4332|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=December 17, 2021 |title=Cold Case SOLVED: 30 Year Old Jeff Shepherd Found In Pond 3 1/2 Years Later |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypcTp5Hu5gQ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:10:28 |location= |publisher=Chaos Divers}}
| 16{{sortname|Stephanie|Torres|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Gamboa |first1=Suzanne |last2=Davis |first2=Lindsey |last3=Hylton |first3=Antonia |title=Cold case divers find missing woman's vehicle in Texas river |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/cold-case-divers-find-car-matching-description-missing-womans-vehicle-rcna12590 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=NBC News |date=January 19, 2022 |language=en}}42{{Date table sorting|December 21, 2017}}{{Date table sorting|January 19, 2022}}Brazos River, Waco, Texas
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| 17{{sortname|Annie Lee|Hampton|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Johanna |title=Remains of Missing Woman Found at Bottom of Arkansas Lake |url=https://www.insideedition.com/remains-of-66-year-old-annie-lee-hampton-may-have-been-discovered-at-the-bottom-of-an-arkansas-lake |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=Inside Edition |date=January 28, 2022}}66{{Date table sorting|October 10, 2019}}{{Date table sorting|January 28, 2022}}Bear Creek Lake, Marianna, Arkansas
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| 18{{sortname|Margaret "Jan"|Shupe Smith|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Amanda |title=The moment YouTube divers crack a missing person cold case |url=https://7news.com.au/news/world/youtube-divers-adventures-with-purpose-crack-margaret-jan-shupe-smith-missing-person-cold-case-c-5597340 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=7NEWS |date=February 7, 2022 |language=en}}59{{Date table sorting|April 2, 2021}}{{Date table sorting|February 2, 2022}}Lakeland, Florida
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| 19{{sortname|James|Amabile|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Reardon |first1=Sophie |title=Body found in Pennsylvania creek identified as James Amabile, who had been missing since 2003 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-amabile-missing-2003-body-identified-in-pennsylvania/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=CBS News |date=March 29, 2022}}38{{Date table sorting|December 4, 2003}}{{Date table sorting|March 19, 2022}}Darby Creek, Ridley Township, Pennsylvania
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75.3130|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=May 19, 2022 |title=SOLVED: Underwater Recovery 19-years Later [Ep 3] James Amabile |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAlzSib4yqg |access-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:00:28 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 20{{sortname|Dedrick|Smith|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Maggie |last2=Leah |first2=Heather |title=Car of NC man reported missing 16 years ago found in Winston-Salem lake |url=https://www.wral.com/car-of-nc-man-reported-missing-16-years-ago-found-in-winston-salem-lake/20221063/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=WRAL |date=April 5, 2022}}26{{Date table sorting|October 4, 2006}}{{Date table sorting|April 1, 2022}}Winston Lake, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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80.2028|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=June 7, 2022 |title=SOLVED 16-Year-Old Missing Person Case.. (Dedrick Smith) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7RDrFSsEYU |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:31:23 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 21{{sortname|Matthew "Jed"|Hall|nolink=1}}{{cite news |title=Remains found in vehicle are those of Jed Hall's, police say |url=https://www.eastidahonews.com/2022/05/remains-found-in-vehicle-are-those-of-jed-halls-police-say/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=East Idaho News |date=May 5, 2022}}16{{Date table sorting|January 22, 2018}}{{Date table sorting|May 1, 2022}}Snake River, Idaho Falls, Idaho
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| 22{{sortname|Ralph|Brown|nolink=1}}{{cite news |title=Human remains found in submerged car belonging to former Oregon mayor who went missing one year ago |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ralph-brown-missing-human-remains-found-submerged-car-former-oregon-mayor/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=CBS News |date=May 16, 2022}}77{{Date table sorting|May 16, 2021}}{{Date table sorting|May 13, 2022}}Willamette River, Newberg, Oregon
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| 23{{sortname|Kiely|Rodni|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Collman |first1=Ashley |title=Body found in car submerged in California reservoir is likely missing teen Kiely Rodni, police say |url=https://www.insider.com/kiely-rodni-body-found-in-lake-likely-missing-california-teen-2022-8 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=Insider |date=August 22, 2022}}16{{Date table sorting|August 6, 2022}}{{Date table sorting|August 21, 2022}}Prosser Creek Reservoir, Truckee, California
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120.1581|display=inline}}{{cite AV media |people= |date=September 2, 2022 |title=How We FOUND Kiely Rodni: MURDER or ACCIDENT? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPwnDyW26gk |access-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=00:34:43 |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 24{{sortname|Donald|Messier|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Cam |title=Mystery solved? Missing man's truck found at bottom of river |url=https://www.wcax.com/2022/10/05/missing-vermont-mans-truck-believed-found-submerged-river/?outputType=amp |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=WCAX |date=October 5, 2022}}34{{Date table sorting|October 15, 2006}}{{Date table sorting|October 5, 2022}}Winooski River, Duxbury, Vermont
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| 25{{sortname|Tod|DiMinno|nolink=1}}{{cite news |title=Police pull car with body inside from Allegheny River near Acrisure Stadium |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/police-pull-car-from-allegheny-river-near-acrisure-stadium/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab4i |access-date=November 1, 2022 |work=CBS News |date=October 8, 2022}}54{{Date table sorting|September 30, 2022}}{{Date table sorting|October 8, 2022}}Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania{{cite AV media |people= |date=October 9, 2022 |title=WE FOUND Tod DiMinno - Breaking News Livestream |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXGKvJTsVcw |access-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |location= |publisher=Adventures with Purpose}}
| 26{{sortname|Dale|Nicholson|nolink=1}}{{cite web | url=https://derwentvalleygazette.com/2023/01/24/tragic-riddle-of-car-in-river/ | title=Tragic riddle of car in river | date=January 24, 2023 }}61{{Date table sorting|December 10, 2016}}{{Date table sorting|January 23, 2023}}River Derwent, Tasmania, Australia
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| 27{{sortname|Jacob|VanZant|nolink=1}}{{cite news |title=Dive team finds body of missing Stockton man Jacob VanZant in San Joaquin River |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/jacob-vanzant-stockton-missing-man-lodi-search-body-found-san-joaquin-river/ |access-date=April 24, 2023 |work=CBS News |date=April 18, 2023}}24{{Date table sorting|February 17, 2023}}{{Date table sorting|April 15, 2023}}San Joaquin River, Stockton, California
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| 28{{sortname|Rochelle|Stanfield|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Eve |title=Rochelle Stanfield of Tiptonville, TN, found dead in Mississippi River |url=https://snbc13.com/rochelle-stanfield-of-tiptonville-tn-found-dead-in-mississippi-river/ |access-date=31 July 2023 |work=SNBC13 |date=May 6, 2023}}84{{Date table sorting|March 6, 2023}}{{Date table sorting|May 5, 2023}}Mississippi River, Tiptonville, Tennessee
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| 29{{sortname|Maureen|Sherman|nolink=1}}{{cite news |last1=Crowley |first1=Kinsey |title=Human remains believed to belong to woman missing since 1985 found in car in Miami canal |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/09/maureen-sherman-missing-found-miami-florida/72163840007/ |access-date=27 February 2024 |work=USA Today |date=January 9, 2024}}47{{Date table sorting|May 1, 1985}}{{Date table sorting|January 5, 2024}}Miami, Florida
| 30{{sortname|Kareem|Tisdale|nolink=1}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/02/12/authorities-working-to-id-remains-found-in-submerged-vehicle-near-sawgrass-mills-mall/|title=Authorities working to ID remains found in submerged vehicle near Sawgrass Mills Mall|first=Layron|last=Livingston|date=February 12, 2024|website=WPLG}}30{{Date table sorting|December 16, 2005}}{{Date table sorting|January 6, 2024}}Sunrise, Florida
| 31{{sortname|Arnel Nagal|Narvaiz|nolink=1}}{{cite news|last=Robles|first=Sergio|title=Human remains, vehicle pulled from waterway may be linked to Stockton man who went missing in 1994|url=https://fox40.com/news/local-news/sacramento-county/human-remains-vehicle-pulled-from-waterway-may-be-linked-to-stockton-man-who-went-missing-in-1994/|website=FOX40|date=April 22, 2024|accessdate=May 26, 2024}}36{{Date table sorting|July 1, 1994}}{{Date table sorting|April 13, 2024}}Sutton Slough, California
| 32{{sortname|Karmen|Neilson|nolink=1}}{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuyTOfJ-LYg | title=BREAKING NEWS: 2 Cold Cases Solved by AWP and Sunshine State Sonar }}62{{Date table sorting|November 20, 2016}}{{Date table sorting|July 24, 2024}}Sacramento River, Sacramento, California
| 33{{sortname|Eddie|Pullin|nolink=1}}{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtWNFe0FsAg | title=SOLVED: 27 y/o Eddie and His Dog Sassy Found After Tragic Seizure }}27{{Date table sorting|October 19, 2024}}{{Date table sorting|November 9, 2024}}Columbia River, Portland, Oregon
| 34{{sortname|Bradley|Benford|nolink=1}}{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JqISlKBJdM | title=SOLVED 8 Months After Deadly Flash Flood – Brad Benford’s Story }}59{{Date table sorting|May 18, 2024}}{{Date table sorting|February 1, 2025}}San Jacinto River, Cleveland, Texas

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