Natalee Case
Underwater search with special camera
DIARIO Aruba
10/21/2005

ORANJESTAD (AAN): It is almost 5 months since the Alabama student, Natalee Holloway, went missing in Aruba.

However, the investigation has not stopped. Although the 3 principal suspects were set free, the investigation continues.

A special team from DIARIO that is also conducting a separate investigation, is still active and is using all available avenues to locate Natalee.

This [search] took a new turn, Thursday morning, when this group went out with an underwater camera, which was sent here especially by an American company.

This special camera is attached at the back of a boat. The camera is similar to a miniature submarine, which has special accessories to maintain a correct balance under the water.

On board the boat, a special monitor is connected to an image recorder, which records everything that the camera captures underwater. Apart from this, it also gives information as to the geographical location, using GPS navigation.

With the apparatus dragging behind a boat, they will look in the area around the Fisherman’s Huts. However the sea did not cooperate Thursday.

The DIARIO team saw that the waters were very rough, and despite the special equipment, it was difficult to keep the camera steady.

That is why today Friday, the DIARIO team will go to the sea again to check with this special camera. An American team is lending assistance to the operation, and to the logistics of the search.

Thursday it was noted that there was a bit more slack missing for the camera to go further down, but today, everything is set beforehand so that it goes better [than yesterday].

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