Body found in car confirmed to be missing Port Orange teacher.

Written by Kristen Schmutz

Belden Communications News

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that the human remains found inside a submerged vehicle off Pioneer Trail in New Smyrna Beach are confirmed to be the missing Port Orange teacher, Robert Heikka.

The 2012 white Chevrolet Impala was discovered in a canal off State Road 44, between Pioneer Trail and State Road 415, on Saturday afternoon after a volunteer search team notified the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, they had found a car with tags that matched Mr. Heikka's.

Mr. Heikka was a Volusia County teacher since 1989 and started teaching at Creekside in 2002, before his disappearance on October 25, 2020.