A 27-year-old Lincoln man, reported missing after failing to arrive at work, was found deceased in his vehicle on Thursday, February 5, 2026, concluding a nine-day search. Harrison Schreurs was last seen leaving his Lincoln apartment on the morning of January 28, wearing a navy blue suit and driving a navy blue Ford Edge. When he did not show up for work, his phone was discovered to be turned off, prompting an official missing person investigation.
The search for Schreurs involved his family, the Lincoln Police Department, and the nonprofit organization Bring ‘Em Home Nebraska. Investigators focused their efforts by analyzing Schreurs’s cellphone data, which indicated last known locations including a Phillips 66 gas station and a car wash in Lincoln, and pinged in rural Saunders County. This digital trail led searchers to concentrate their ground efforts in a specific wooded area west of the village of Ceresco.
Authorities located Schreurs’s vehicle on Thursday morning, approximately at 9:08 a.m., according to the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle was discovered in Rock Creek, submerged at the bottom and not visible from the adjacent roadway. The precise crash site was on County Road 21, north of County Road A, about two miles west of Ceresco. Inside the vehicle, rescuers found Harrison Schreurs deceased.
The discovery was confirmed by Schreurs’s family in a heartfelt social media post and by Bring ‘Em Home Nebraska, which stated public search efforts were no longer needed. His sister, Shay Schreurs, expressed the family’s devastation, writing, “Harrison was deeply loved, and our lives will never be the same without him”. The family thanked the community for their support and asked for privacy as they grieve.
The investigation into the crash is now being led by the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities have scheduled an autopsy to determine the official cause of death but have stated that foul play is not suspected in the incident. The Lincoln Police Department commended the collaborative investigative work that provided closure for the Schreurs family.
This tragic accident highlights the critical role of technology, coordinated search efforts, and community support in missing persons cases. The use of cellphone data was instrumental in narrowing the search area, while the involvement of dedicated nonprofit organizations provided invaluable assistance to both law enforcement and the grieving family.