I am very familiar with the area, and I keep wondering if he walked the tracks - would be easier than going through the brush. He could have left the tracks at any point to places not being checked. Sure the RR has been alerted, and I have seen LE walking them from Nichols.
I would think if he were on the ground, the searchers or dogs would have found him too, but who knows after almost 2 weeks and days of rain.
I’m back to the K9 maps I found. The first has the dog following mostly paved streets and lots. The second has him following the RR tracks up to the ponds. That second one tracks him perfectly around the ponds and even across the narrow strip of land between the 2 big ponds. Nothing is tracked farther up the RR tracks toward Gun Club. Doesn’t seem that drunk to stay on streets, the tracks, and around thd ponds…barely veering off. Also still not sure how accurate K9 maps are, given the first one had a route back toward the river and just stops in a wooded area…not likely that one is correct IMO. I am sure there are many other K9 maps…based on seeing a few groups out today with K9’s. I’ll keep looking for more maps.
If he is not far in, they should be able to find him…most of the shoreline around those ponds seems shallow.
I walked those tracks today from Blue Cross all the way to the ponds, which seems to be where LE thinks he is. They have an entire search and rescue station by the ponds in a lot of one of the industrial businesses. internetGhost91 referenced the company name. Searchers and dogs were coming and going there all day today. They were walking around the ponds, but zero activity in the water.
Seems the family has 100% confidence Eagan LE will find him. However, what's happening just isn't aligning with most of our expectations. I'm surprised with no divers and no ponds being drained (of what I am aware). If he isn't found soon, with snow coming, LE will suspend searches. Most LE suspend after about two weeks, and that's approaching. Just how things work.
Didn’t see anything either. Just got back from checking by the ponds. Yesterday had the huge search and rescue vehicles, tables and people around, parking lot was full of cars, truckloads of search crews and K9 groups walking around. This afternoon, a ghost town. Did they find him or give up? Trino on here mentioned LE suspends after about 2 weeks. I sure hope that isn’t the case.
I would think if an animal got him, a carcass would have been found. Or vultures or other birds all over.
Thanks always for your local insight...in regard to the ponds, is there any current? I would think minus a current pulling him deeper / further away from land, he would be along / near the shore. Are there any submerged trees, brush, etc. that you are aware...just trying to think if he could have become "trapped" and that's adding to the search difficulty if indeed he's in the water. My only other thought is if he tried to seek shelter, warmth and came across a shed, garage, etc. and unfortunately still succumb to the elements.
Snow forecast for Monday and Tuesday, at least where I am, maybe 70 miles north of the TC. There really isn't any time to lose.
Agree that he could have gotten farther than what is expected. The search area is about 3mi x 1 mi. He could have followed the tracks, then left them at a point outside the search area. Tracks would have been easier to walk.
Coyotes, but they are shy, not known to attack humans. Foxes. That's about all that frequent the area where he disappeared. Turkey vultures, eagles, ducks, geese, etc. Nothing that would really take down a human.
I didn’t see any current the last 2 days. The are really not very large, but heard one or maybe both are 100 feet deep. Heard they were old mines or quarrys. Some large cement blocks/pieces along the side of one of them. Not sure what is down in the bottom, but maybe he is lodged in something down there.
