I decided to go back and look at the video of the rescue/search of Abby and Libby on 2/14/17 posted below by RTV6 Indiana.
It really shows the overall scene. You can see the searchers in the water at
6:21
12:28 ( I believe they find something here)
13:10
18:57 a line is formed here in the water with people of different sizes
20:07 front view of group sweeping the creek.
Now everyone is entitled to their opinion about whether the girls crossed the creek but I think it’s entirely possible. Especially if the crossed sandbar east of the MHB shown a 15:39.
Even if they didn’t it looks like it comes to ankle deep to mid thigh on the searchers ( at the deepest).
Also you can see the overall lay of the land. The tree density and visibility. The helicopter is right over the crime scene at 16:40 and the search and rescue helicopter is right over the crime scene at 17:36 IMO
If RA was spotted north of CR300N then it makes sense when viewing this video because he really couldn’t escape through the woods on the south side because people were looking for the girls. I think an adult male in blue clothes walking would have been easy to spot through the trees.
He also would have been fairly visible on the north side as well because of the crop fields being mowed down. IMO
Anyway it might be of interest ( be wary if you are prone to vertigo). It is so heart wrenching that the search resulted the way it did.
All my opinions