ELKO – The FBI is now concerned within the seek for a Utah man who visited an Elko County city shortly earlier than he went lacking on the finish of Could.
In the meantime, nationwide media together with Fox Information have been reporting on the disappearance of Dylan Rounds, 19, of Lucin.
East Idaho Information in Idaho Falls reported on Wednesday that the FBI had confirmed its involvement, saying the Field Elder County Sheriff’s Workplace in Utah continues to be the lead investigator within the case.
“Field Elder County volunteer groups have logged over 300 hours looking, protecting over 3,000 miles,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned in a June 15 assertion. “Field Elder County Sheriff’s Workplace Detectives and Deputies have additionally been looking across the clock, weekdays and weekends. To date, detectives have spent over 650 hours investigating this case.”
“If any person is concerned with Dylan’s disappearance, they should know we’re not going to go away,” Chief Deputy Cade Palmer, of the Field Elder County Sheriff’s Workplace, advised Fox Information Digital Wednesday. “If this takes months, if it takes years, we’ll hold knocking on doorways.”
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The Elko County Sheriff’s Workplace has additionally been concerned however asks anybody with info to contact Field Elder officers at 435-734-3800.
Fox Information authorized commentator and tv journalist Nancy Grace has interviewed Rounds’ mom on her program. Jim Terry, a personal investigator who has labored on many lacking individuals instances nationwide, says he has been retained by a few of Rounds’ members of the family. He has spoken publicly in regards to the case on the Tyler Feller YouTube channel.
East Idaho Information reported that Rounds “had been farming within the desert city of Lucin, Utah throughout summer time months over the previous few years. His grandmother final spoke with him on Could 28 and no person has heard from him since then. There was no signal of Rounds wherever and no exercise on his cellular phone or checking account, based on his dad and mom.”
Rounds reportedly advised his grandmother in a telephone name early on the morning of Could 28 that he wanted to maneuver his grain truck out of the rain. A later search situated his boots behind a pile of dust about 300 yards from his grain truck.
Fox Information reported that the search by legislation enforcement officers has included Okay-9s, drones and on horseback.
“The encircling space on the Utah and Nevada border is filled with previous mineshafts, caves and tunnels, and Rounds’ mom Candice Cooley mentioned knowledgeable cave diver had volunteered to assist search a few of these areas,” Fox reported.
Dylan’s dad and mom have provided a $20,000 reward for Dylan’s return, however they aren’t asking for monetary help. They advised Fox that there are a selection of false rumors and pretend fundraisers circulating on social media.
Rounds was final seen at a restaurant in Montello, Nevada, on Could 26, the place he ate earlier than returning to Utah. The Elko County Sheriff’s Workplace was first notified of the case on Could 31, when deputies responded to Montello on a name that somebody was being held hostage.
“Sheriff’s Workplace Deputies responded to Montello and searched a residence with the consent of the proprietor,” mentioned an announcement from ECSO. “At the moment, we reached out to Field Elder County and provided our help. We now have been diligently working with the Field Elder County Sheriff’s Workplace and offering them sources they’ve requested. We now have additionally escorted their detectives into Nevada the place they’ve carried out interviews with folks that could be related to Dylan’s case.”
The lacking particular person case started one week after the Elko sheriff’s workplace introduced it had suspended the seek for one other lacking 19-year-old.
Aidan Clune of Sonoma County is understood to have traveled from California to Utah on April 26. He then drove again to Nevada and stayed the night time in Wells, testing of a lodge room at roughly 6:23 a.m. April 27. He traveled south on U.S. Freeway 93 and parked his pickup truck on the shoulder close to mile marker 23. At roughly 8:50 a.m. on April 27 a Nevada State Police trooper discovered the automobile deserted.
The Sheriff’s Workplace was notified of the scenario on April 28, and commenced a seek for Aidan. His tracks had been situated leaving the world the place the pickup was deserted, and he was tracked for greater than 10 air miles.
“Throughout the monitoring course of Aidan was taking off his footwear and operating a part of the time. He would take away his footwear and stroll throughout roads barefoot,” said the sheriff’s workplace. “There have been no further tracks close to Aidan’s footprints, thus indicating he was alone as he walked. Aidan left the automobile with no further clothes or survival gear that will point out that he was pleasure mountain climbing.”
The investigation has revealed that Clune didn’t have any warrants or different felony exercise that will have induced him to run from authorities.
“It’s our perception that Aidan was affected by a psychological episode that induced him to not solely go away his automobile, however that he made very intentional efforts to not be discovered,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
His tracks had been ultimately eroded by rain and snow. The tracks had been misplaced within the Cherry Creek Mountains a number of miles west of the freeway.
“We are going to proceed the investigation into his disappearance till the case is solved,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned on Could 24.
Clune’s mom has been elevating cash for a reward. The gofundme account had topped $10,000 as of this week.
“If any person is concerned with Dylan’s disappearance, they should know we’re not going to go away.”
— Chief Deputy Cade Palmer, Field Elder County Sheriff’s Workplace