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SALT LAKE CITY -- Susan Powell's father Chuck Cox said this set of remains felt different than others the past two years.
"This is a place that the police have identified as a place they wanted to look and things seem to be moving here," Cox said.
Cox said he will never give up on the search for Susan.
"And I don't believe the police will," Cox said. "I think the police have been doing everything they need to do and with or without Josh's help -- there's enough people out there -- they can't be the only ones who can help us find her."
After landing at the Salt Lake City International Airport Thursday, he told reporters his visit to Salt Lake was his decision, not a request from investigators. He'd like to go the site where the bones were found and is contacting investigators to see if that's possible. Susan's friends told him last night that she and Josh had camped in the area in the summer of 2009.
"They had gone out to look for the geobeds, which I believe are the other direction. They made a wrong turn and they ended up in this area," Cox said.
I think the police have been doing everything they need to do and with or without Josh's help -- there's enough people out there -- they can't be the only ones who can help us find her.
–Chuck Cox
Cox has said his life is placed on hold every time a body is found. His feelings this time around are mixed.
"We want her to come alive, so obviously that's our hope. But on the other hand, if she's not alive, we want to find her, and we'd like to move on," he said.
"We know that the police are doing everything they can and they tell us the case is progressing - they're making progress every day," Cox said. "It's just a matter of when."
Cox remains very supportive -- defensive even -- of West Valley police.
"They've been working on it for a long time and now they have some specific areas they've been looking and they're trying to make sure all the loose ends are tied up and make sure they're following every lead."
Written by Sarah Dallof and Andrew Adams.
