LATEST UPDATE 11.20.09
11.20.09
Thank you again for the enormous amount of love and support you have shown us. The investigation continues, this time with Ben´s car. Many questions are being asked. We are hopeful that some answers will be found.
10.23.09
BEN HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!!
Our prayers have been answered. Ben’s car was found today. Human remains were found inside that are believed to be Ben's pending any final identification through DNA analysis. An autopsy will be performed in the next week or so. Further details as to the finding will be posted soon.
The family was grateful for this news. In some ways, it reopens the still healing wound. However, they are anxious to learn more as the authorities learn more.
At this point in time the family is planning for a private funeral service once the remains have been officially identified and released.
Lillian sends her love and thanks to all for their continuing love and support.
Please check back here for updates.
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October 25, 2009
Authorities confirm car was that of Ben Brunsvik; no positive ID of remains
NEWMAN – The car of missing West Sider Ben Brunsvik was discovered Friday morning in the Delta-Mendota Canal with a body inside.
A sheriff's department spokesperson confirmed early Friday afternoon that the mud-caked green Ford Escort wagon was Brunsvik's, but said that authorities will not be able to confirm the identity of the remains inside for some time.
Undersheriff Bill Heyne said workers cleaning the canal near the intersection of Stuhr and Bell roads discovered the vehicle and notified the sheriff's department shortly before 9:30 a.m.
“There is no way to know at this point exactly why the vehicle ended up in the canal,” Heyne commented. “We will process the vehicle to look for any evidence.”
A law enforcement officer at the scene said the vehicle's air bags were deployed.
Brunsvik vanished without a trace in January 2006, prompting an exhaustive search by friends and family which criss-crossed Northern California and stretched into Nevada.
Link to the article:
http://westsideconnect.com/content/view/2829/1/
Car, human remains pulled from Delta-Mendota Canal
Car recovered belonged to man who disappeared in 2006
Authorities on Friday morning discovered a station wagon, belonging to a missing Gustine man, inside the Delta-Mendota Canal just west of Newman, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department.
Human remains were found inside the vehicle, but the body had not been identified Friday evening, said sheriff’s Lt. Mike Parker. Ben Brunsvik, 49, was last seen on January 19, 2006, when he told his mother he was leaving for the Sacramento area on business, but he didn’t pack an overnight bag.
Relatives said at the time that Brunsvik had not placed any calls on his cell phone since his disappearance, and he was diabetic in need of his medication.
Brunsvik, a computer software consultant, drove a 1999 green Ford Escort station wagon. Authorities found it in the canal near Bell and West Stuhr roads.
Parker said the station wagon was packed with mud, but there was nothing inside that would indicate foul play was involved. He said dental records will be used to identify the body. If that doesn’t work, coroner officials will use DNA to determine who was found in the station wagon.
Link to the article:
http://www.modbee.com/1618/story/905550.html?storylink=omni_popular
