The bodies recovered inside a pickup truck from the Green River on Wednesday are believed to be the three Vernal men who went missing on May 22nd. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office issued a release stating that the search for Robert Spoon, Jason Tilt and Jacob Tilt had continued on Wednesday with the search of a targeted area of the Green River in Jensen and that a vehicle matching that of the missing persons was located and pulled from the river at about 11:30am. “Investigators have moved the vehicle to an undisclosed location and are processing the vehicle to determine occupants, cause and manner in which the vehicle left the roadway,” shares the release. “The occupants found within the vehicle [were] immediately transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Salt Lake City to determine cause and manner of death.” The Sheriff’s Office thanked the families involved and the community for the tips and leads that allowed the the targeted search on the Green River. Sheriff Norton also thanked J&C Crane who donated their time and equipment for the recovery of the vehicle.
