Post by Scumhunter on Aug 30, 2015 6:56:16 GMT -5
(Above Photo Credit: Daily Mail via Locate the Missing Facebook group)
Police have admitted they have ‘not one clue’ as to the whereabouts of a missing toddler in Idaho, despite sonar searches of a nearby reservoir and wolf den.
Two-year-old Deorr Kunz disappeared on July 10 from an Idaho Falls campsite, where he was staying with his parents, grandfather and a family friend.
Police have scoured the countryside surrounding the remote campsite near Timber Creek Reservoir in Leodore, but have found nothing.
‘We’ve literally torn that country apart and found absolutely not one clue,’ Lemhi County Sheriff Lynn Bowerman told FoxNews.com.
‘We conducted an exhaustive search of the area, which included eight agencies, multiple dog search groups and well over 100 people.’
The search, which also involved horses and helicopters, covered a 2.5-mile radius around the campsite.
The team used sonar imaging equipment to search the reservoir - half a mile from where Deorr was last seen.
Police also searched a nearby wolf den, home to about 15 wolves, in case the toddler had been dragged there.
Deorr’s parents, 25-year-old Jessica Mitchell and Deorr Kunz Sr, believe their son was abducted from the campsite.
They say they left him with his grandfather while they went exploring - but the grandfather believed the boy was with his parents.
Deorr would have been alone for between 20 and 45 minutes before anyone noticed he was missing.
The parents, who have volunteered to take polygraph tests, are not being considered as suspects.
But police do not believe the child was abducted, as no other campers were seen in the area at the time he disappeared.
Police have said they ‘don’t have any evidence’ that Deorr was kidnapped.
The family were camping about 40 meters from a fast-flowing creek that empties into the Timber Creek Reservoir.
Police have received tips from as far afield as Canada and southern California as to where Deorr may be, but the information offered so far has provided no leads.
In an emotional interview three days after Deorr went missing, his father said: 'We're looking for you son and we will find you. We love you more than anything in the world. You have a lot of people that love you and, buddy, we'll find you.'
Deorr's mom Jessica Mitchell added: 'If somebody has him please don't hurt him. Just bring him home safely where he belongs.'
Thoughts? There are a few updates since that initial article in that Lemhi County Sheriff's Office has ruled out abduction. Deorr's parents have been ruled out as suspects. A third person of interest named Isaac Reinwand, who was described in articles as a family friend, has also been ruled out as a suspect. In addition, the Sheriff's Office says there is no evidence Deorr was taken by wild animals. The FBI is now also involved in the search for Deorr.
It's hard for me to speculate or theorize here. This is a tragic but baffling case.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3169273/Police-search-wolf-den-nearby-reservoir-hunt-missing-Idaho-toddler-admit-not-one-clue-whereabouts.html#comments
www.inquisitr.com/2301205/deorr-kunz-jr-update-abduction-ruled-out-in-missing-idaho-toddler-case-fbi-brought-in/
www.inquisitr.com/2289600/deorr-kunz-jr-disappearance-isaac-rienwand-is-a-person-of-interest-but-is-he-who-investigators-are-looking-at/
www.facebook.com/FindDeorrKunz
NCMEC link: secure.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1251277/1/screen
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