Search continues for missing western North Dakota teen

BEULAH, N.D. — The Beulah Police Division’s ongoing seek for 18-year-old Tyler Schaeffer is now in its second week. Schaeffer is 5 toes, 11 inches tall, weighs 160 kilos and has blonde hair.

On Friday, Police Chief Frank Senn confirmed that the Dickinson Rural Dive & Rescue Workforce carried out searches beneath the water of the Knife River in an effort to rule out any potentialities that Schaeffer was within the river.

“Immediately is Day 9. Tyler we aren’t going to surrender,” Senn stated. “We could have efforts immediately as we broaden our search space. We shall be engaged on extra ideas. Please preserve them coming. Thanks Beulah for being behind our efforts. Because of everybody that had helped. The checklist is so lengthy.”

Police are asking residents to be vigilant round their properties by checking yards, sheds, beneath decks and usually searching for something which may appear misplaced so as to help police of their energetic and ongoing search.

In a telephone dialog with The Dickinson Press on Tuesday, Schaeffer’s mom, Gina Campbell, stated it is uncharacteristic of him to cease speaking together with his household.

“I wish to reiterate that he wouldn’t do that. This isn’t typical of Tyler. He is by no means accomplished this earlier than,” Campbell stated. “We have been very shut, so he simply would not do that to me. He would not do that to his brothers and sisters.”

Schaeffer has three brothers and one sister. He performed extensive receiver all 4 years of highschool for the Beulah Miners’ soccer group. He was enlisted within the U.S. Military, scheduled to ship off to Fort Benning, Georgia, in late June. She stated his dream was to turn into a U.S. Military Ranger.

A neighborhood prayer service was held on Might 3 at Prince of Peace Church on behalf of Schaeffer. In keeping with Senn, the Beulah highschool senior was final seen at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Might 1, strolling close to Congregational Church.

The Beulah Police Division is encouraging anybody with ideas or potential info on the whereabouts of Schaeffer to name 701-873-5252 or message the division’s Fb web page.