Oof. there's a LOT of misinformation in there. He did not wake up and call 911. He never called 911. Police didn't know until Oct. 2nd that she was missing.
It seems TR had gone to the beach the day before to proselytize and was not in contact with her family, and they were afraid she returned to the beach again -- although she was asked not to.
Questions remain: Family, friends remember life of Tracey Rieker
Oct 14, 2020
Christian Rieker said he’s not sure what lead Tracey to take his car out sometime early Sept. 30.
“(We) realized she wasn’t here,” he said, recalling the day. “The garage door was open, so that was a little alarming. She had gone to the beach to proselytize the day before to talk about God. We talked to her about how worried we were when she did that, so we asked her to not do that again.”
At first they thought she’d gone to proselytize again, then noticed Christmas plates and other decorations missing.
They reached out to some friends before later contacting authorities, who Christian said were responsive to his call, even though she hadn’t been missing for 24 hours at the time.
He waited some time before starting an online effort about her status.
“Tracey was actually a very private person. When she hadn’t come home the next morning was when we posted it (on social media),” he said.
But once the campaign began, thousands of people became involved — in reality or digitally. Searchers put up drones and a private investigator became involved, along with volunteers checking parks and beaches for her.
“They put in days upon days upon days looking for her — and we got multiple sightings of her and the car which didn’t pan out,” he said.
On Saturday, the Xterra was found less than a mile from the family’s home.