Dave Holloway: “Yes, for the first time we have gotten some guidance on what areas to focus our search efforts on”.

From The Abrams Report; October 24, 2005 Dave Holloway discusses the search efforts in Aruba for his missing daughter, Natalee Holloway. The water searches continue in Aruba with Texas Equusearch as the family finally gets direction for the first time according to Dave Holloway from Aruban officials. This is an almost incredible comment some 5 months into the investigation.

Abrams: Dave you are in Aruba searching for Natalee, but you are not just searching in random areas right? You are getting guidance in where you should look?

Dave: Yes, for the first time we have gotten some guidance on what areas to focus our search efforts on.

Abrams: Where is that coming from?

Dave: That’s coming from Chief Dompig himself.

More from the interview:

Abrams: Joining me on the phone from Aruba is Dave Holloway. Dave, first of all what do you make of this development?

Dave: Well, I’m hopeful they will make something out of it. I think America knows, really everyone knows what happened it is a matter of just proving it. That’s the problem we’re rising with the judge, or the judge of instruction.

Abrams: Dave you are in Aruba searching for Natalee, but you are not just searching in random areas right? You are getting guidance in where you should look?

Dave: Yes, for the first time we have gotten some guidance on what areas to focus our search efforts on.

Abrams: Where is that coming from?

Dave: That’s coming from Chief Dompig himself.

Abrams: So the chief is telling you to look in a particular area.
Do you want to tell us where generally or how he is coming up with these areas?

Dave: Well, of course it’s no secret now. He indicated we needed to center our effort and time in the ocean and that’s what we are doing.

Abrams: Why haven’t the Aruba authorities looked in these areas?

Dave: Well, I don’t think they have the capabilities of doing what we’re trying to do. We’ve got some people from the Unites States in that have sonar search capabilities and the Aruba authorities don’t. So, that’s what we’re doing.

Abrams: How long are you going to stay there Dave?

Dave: Well, I’m scheduled to go back Thursday. In fact, Tim Miller and I came over here to plan a search for the dump area. After we met with the police authorities, we were redirected to search out in the ocean. I’ve extended my trip now by seven more days. I intend to come back possibly by Thursday, who knows? I think Texas Equusearch is going to stay to the end.

Abrams: Dave good luck, it sounds like chief Dompig certainly hasn’t given up on this. He sounds like he’s ready to haul Deepak right back in there.

Dave: I don’t believe any of us are going to give up. So, it’s a matter of we’re going to see it to the end.