DEC 27, 2019
Allyson Watterson search ‘not really a hiking area’
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Most of the search was focused of private property instead of public hiking areas. In a Friday press conference, Misty Watterson said she didn’t know where the initial reports came from that said Allyson was hiking with her boyfriend, Benjamin Garland, when the two were separated. Misty said she thought Allyson might have been visiting a friend in the area at the time, on December 22.
Law enforcement said Garland’s dad initially reported they were hiking, but it’s still not clear exactly what they were doing or how they got there. Allyson’s boyfriend was found sleeping in someone else’s car, and they helped him get home.
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Deputy Tony Morris, the incident search commander, said the area being searched is “not really an area for hiking.”
“If I knew exactly what they were doing it would help me in my job. But I don’t know,” Morris said at the press conference. “I wouldn’t expect them to be out here just hiking.”
He added they initially got information from Garland that was helpful to the search.
“I would like to ask the residents of North Plains to please look at your video gaming cameras or security camera starting from Sunday morning up until now,” said Misty. “Maybe you have footage or maybe you’ve seen my daughter out there.”
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Morris said Allyson’s cellphone is a WiFi-only phone, “not the type of cell phone we could do a ping to locate.”
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That’s a theme Misty Watterson brought up at the end of the press conference.
“People are vilifying my daughter for really no reason,” Misty said. “She is a peace-lover and an incredible human being.”
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Morris said the search-and-rescue crews remain hopeful. “I know the family is hopeful.”
Misty said, “We’re not going to stop until we find her.”
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