John Zarkowski, 72, a Veteran of the Marine Corps who served his country in Vietnam, went missing after he was last seen driving his Chevy Tahoe at 4:30 A.M. September 3rd, 2021.
This missing person documentary brings you alongside Adventures With Purpose’s search on September 21st, 2021, following the clues John left behind, leading to the discovery of where John and his SUV had gone missing in the Missouri River 2-weeks earlier, before being found and recovered by AWP.
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CASE DETAILS
September 21, 2021, AWP began our search for 72-year-old Veteran John Zarkowski who was last seen on Friday, September 3, 2021, at 4:30 a.m. departing his residence — possibly without his shoes, phone, or wallet.
AWP was in Omaha at 11:45 p.m. getting ready to work a missing person case the next morning when they received a call from Jacob Grubbs from Chaos Divers (http://bit.ly/SubChaosDivers) after a friend of John’s family reached out asking for help from anyone to come in search of John who was believed to have driven his White 2018 Tahoe LTZ into the Missouri River.
We connected the next morning with the lead investigators, Tony Hemmer and Sgt. Doug Durkan from the CASS County Sheriff’s Department along with members of John’s family.
Around 5:30 p.m. we identified a target in the Missouri River outside of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and around 7:45 p.m. we confirmed it was John’s Chevy Tahoe, 22′ underwater.
Returning the next day (September 22, 2021), we struggled as this was one of our most difficult recoveries to date because of the heavy current of the Missouri River.
Early afternoon the Tahoe came out of the Missouri River at 12:59 p.m.
It was confirmed, John Zarkowski was inside the SUV.
A big thank you to the CASS County Sheriff’s Office, Plattsmouth Fire Department, dive teams from the Omaha Fire Department along with Yutan Fire and Rescue, the City of Plattsmouth for providing a front loader and operator to clear a path to the work zone, and Neff Towing for volunteering their services.
We are humbled by the opportunity all of you have given us to help in the search for answers as to what happened to John.
Hug the ones you love for you never know when it might be the last time you see them.
As of the release of this documentary, because of your support: 16 Missing Person Cold Cases Have Been Solved since 2019, bringing resolution and answers to families looking for their lost loved ones.
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God bless u for all the good u do. Have the greatest respect for you. Watching everything i can about u guysðŸ™ðŸ™ðŸ™ðŸ™. Frm. South Africa.
Y'all are doing a great job helping familes find there loved ones.
This is sad because how many people are lost and these cops can't find their own ass theese men are smarter then any cops are amazing people
My grandpa is a retired veteran and he just bought a 2019 Tahoe and always tells us he will never tell us when he sick or depressed and it worries us so much
John really does not want to be pulled out of that water!
This looks like the biggest struggle ive watched on your channel yet!
Havent watched them all yet though
I know this older video but plz be careful around those big rocks snakes love them there rocks rattlers, moccasins and copperheads not being silly but very serious God Bless y'all Always
I have learned a lot from watching yall. Everytime I get near a body of water now I roll my windows down now. Just because you never know anything can happen and seconds count. You guys are Angels 😇
You guys rock!
22 veterans PER DAY?!! Seriously… that is absolutely heartbreaking. I am from the U.K, so I have little understanding of how your systems work… I’m guessing that there’s a lack of appropriate resources though? Our mental health services have really suffered in recent years, and we are a much smaller island. 😕
The inspector guy handled this so much better than some others have done. True class on all sides – obviously yourselves included. Honestly… paying for membership on your channel is the best money I’ve spent in a long time. You guys are inspirational and amazing human beings. â¤ï¸
There’s this quote from Fred Rogers that really lifts me up when things seem bleak, and I think it is really appropriate here;
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.â€â€ â¤ï¸
How sad. RIP Hero. ðŸ™â¤ï¸ðŸ•¯ï¸ðŸ¥‡ 🇺🇸
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Great job !
It sounds like he slept-drove to his deathðŸ™
Incredible.. Good job guys ðŸ‘
You guys need to invest in a little wider boat…
Thank you for what you guys do it is so cool to how hard of workers you guys are you are real hero's this job is so difficult but you guys never give up so you guys are real hero's you never stop even if it is super hard never stop this and always remember the families are so grateful for taking the time to find their loved ones♥ï¸â™¥ï¸â™¥ï¸â™¥ï¸â™¥ï¸â™¥ï¸â™¥ï¸â™¥ï¸
Big thanks to you and your families for dedicating so much time and resources to these cold cases.
Much respect to you all.
Jarred and Doug are like father & son. I love the look in Doug's eyes when he look up to Jarred So much respect in there.
I wish that through his depression he could have seen how loved he was and how much his family wanted him around. You never cause your family less pain by ending your life, never. If one person watches these videos and sees that, then you’ve made an even bigger impact than you already do!
I like how AWP is getting the respect and cooperation they deserve when working with local police. The police use to be kind of dicks back then. Seems now they are respectful, cooperative.
This has me in tears the fact Jarred was going bringing johns body up himself if he could 😢😢😢
RIP Mr Zarkowski and thank you for your service, sir. ðŸ’
Rest easy.
My deepest condolences to all that knew and loved this man.
That current was really moving. Can't believe you dived in that, much less recovered a SUV.
I've been binging all of your videos this week and I really appreciate how you all consistently use the victims names during your searches. It shows so much humanity and respect, not only for the victims, but also the families. I've been a Nurse Practitioner for almost 20 years, 15 of them in level 2 trauma centers including a pediatric trauma center and you guys are real heros. I wish I had a skill you all could utilize because I'd be right there next to you. â¤ï¸ from Pensacola.
Been watching your videos all day, appreciate 🙠you all
You guys are class acts and I'd like to remind you that you're doing God's work out there. It's good to see the local law enforcement humbly differing to your expertise. There appeared to be nothing but good moral men out there. Thanks boys
What a difference from these cops etc. Compared to keili rodni town is so much nicer and no egos.â¤ï¸
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Amazing work! Here recently I’ve seen some Americans be so disrespectful to our military. Acting like a bunch of spoiled kids. It’s just really sad.
Appreciate the music selections when there is no talking .
I live here in Plattsmouth. God Bless you all and the work that you do!
I feel so sad for John and his family. What AWP does is phenomenal. Thank you so much. It’s the hardest thing to lose a loved one, but I can’t imagine not knowing what happened to them.
The officer was a class act.
I don’t think I would be able to leave him there on his own overnight 😢
This story is so sad😩
Incredible..prayers for all
I swear I cry through all of your solved cases. All I can do is like, share, and comment on your vids, but one day I’ll be able to sponsor your amazing mission.
Rest in peace John. Thank you for your service. So sad to hear how his story ended. I hope his family has some peace.
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I am forever grateful for everything you have done and continue to do to bring find them and bring them all back home for closer to all the Families and Loved Ones your Heroes in my eyes
Forever grateful you brought home a Hero and the Law Enforcement and Fire Department your all my Heroes