Plumeria5
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Looks like there‘s quite a bit of snow there now:
http://globegazette.com/news/local/...cle_19c44406-f9e6-56d2-96f5-d26f652acda4.html
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Sheriff Tony Thompson said that in addition to the volunteers, trained teams are carrying out specialized searches, like the group from Task Force 1 that will be checking confined spaces like storm sewer drains and culverts.
Sonar is also being used to scope out Wolf Creek and adjacent waterways. Officials said the sonar is useful because the streams feature a number of tangles of fallen branches, and the water is too dark to see through.
Authorities are also asking farmers and landowners within a 5-mile radius of La Porte City to check their outbuildings and vehicles.
Thompson said police haven’t ruled out any possibilities in the investigation into Jake’s disappearance.
"While it’s not criminal in nature, we are still going to process everything as though it’s a crime scene," Thompson said. "We are going to process every piece of information, we are going to process every found glove or boot or whatever, simply because it allows for a very regimented way of documenting everything that we come across."
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Imagine wandering around down there in the dark by yourself...without your glasses...thinking like a 9 year old...in a hoodie...when it is 30 degrees...with permission.