Three Hampstead Police officers and two NH Fish & Game officers physically searched the area in heavy rain chest deep water and deep 'mucky swamp beds' Sunday to locate the remains 500 feet from dry land. 'NH Fish & Game has only had their drone program in place for less than a month, and it has already proven to be a worthwhile investment,' Kelley said. Kelley said it would be difficult to access once trees and brush began to bloom. NH Fish & Game Conservation Officer Rob McDermott returned to the area Saturday with the drone, which picked up what appeared to be skeletal remains and some clothing in an area near Emerson Avenue. Matson and his family were not on the minds of our community, this police department and many more,' Kelley said in a statement. There was not a day that went by where Mr. 'The mystery of John Matson has weighed heavily on this community for the past 10 months. With the growth still thin, Hampstead Police organized yet another search on April 13 with Fish and Game, plus Derry Police Department, Pelham Police Department, Londonderry Police Department and New England K9 Search & Rescue, according to Kelley. The search continued in the fall with drones and K-9 searches. New Hampshire Fish & Game and Hampstead Police organized 'an extensive and strategic search' using K9 units, State Police helicopter, drones, line searches, and ATVs,' according to Hampstead Deputy Police Chief Robert Kelley at the time. Matson, 79, who suffered from dementia, left his home on Amy Lane July 6 and never returned. The skeletal remains of John Matson, the Hampstead man who went missing in July, have likely been found in a swampy area off Route 111, thanks to a new NH Fish and Game drone program.

A Few Good Fish by Amy Lane