Salisbury Daily Times
A family member has confirmed the body of Erik Mezick, the Fruitland man who was behind the wheel of a box truck that went over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in December, has been found in North Carolina.
Erik Mezick was driving for Cloverland Green Spring Dairy on a route that passed over the bridge-tunnel when his truck plunged into the Chesapeake Bay on the morning of Dec. 29, 2020.
Initial efforts to locate him were unsuccessful, but family, friends and community members refused to give up the search. The Finding Erik Mezick Facebook page and its more than 8,600 followers helped to keep the effort going.