Crews Leave Acadiana To Search For Natalee Holloway
Natalee Holloway’s Father Speaks Out – Click Here to Watch Video
(KATC)—An international story takes on an Acadiana angle Thursday. Crews from Acadiana are on their way to Aruba to help in the search for Natalee Holloway. Holloway has been missing for two and a half years.
In St. Martin Parish Thursday—Holloway’s father who said he is excited about the search. He went on further, and said he is looking for closure. That “closure” wouldn’t be possible without the help of strangers.
“We just didn’t have the capabilities,” said Dave Holloway, “Louis Shaefer found out about it and said, ‘i’ve got the ability.’ I’ve got the expertise. I’ve got the equipment, and I can do the job.”
Louis Shaefer is retired after working off shore for more than 40 years. He’s paying for the million dollar project.
“I’m just lucky that I’m at the right place at the right time,” said Shaefer.
“we’re just so thankful that he’s got a big heart and is willing to do that,” said Holloway.
The ship is the research vessel “Persistance,” owned by Marine Services in Lafayette. It will take about seven days to make the journey from the Port of Iberia to Aruba.
“i’ve got a feeling that if she’s in the ocean, these guys are going to find her,” said Holloway, who will be staying in U.S. while crews search for his daughter. He said, he knows his daughter is dead, and doesn’t want to be there when she is found, “the FBI told us that Natalee’s not with us anymore. And, as a parent, you always hope that wasn’t the case. But, in reality, we know that already.”