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Spaces between times deleted by me.Very helpful. Thanks to both you and @aegarner1.
From the link
Sunday, Feb. 3
10:45 a.m.
Serenity June Dennard, 9, runs out of gym at Black Hills Children's Home. Two staffers and four children were in the gym. One child "created a disturbance" and occupied one of the staffers. When Serenity ran off, the other staffer was occupied with the two other children.
11:00 a.m.
Serenity is last seen by the cattle guard on the driveway by "an individual dropping off another child" at the home.
12:26 p.m.
911 call placed to Pennington County dispatch.
12:46 p.m.
First deputy arrives on scene.
1:16 p.m.
Several deputies on scene. Lt. Sheriff Kraig Wood calls authorizes mobilization of Pennington County Search and Rescue teams that builds through the afternoon into a 35 person search effort.
(cont at the link)
If the historical data I saw was correct, it was around 41F when she took off, but dropped all the way to zero that night. Especially if she was running, she could have been fairly warm the first couple hours, but if she didn’t get indoors somewhere by the time the temp tanked, she was in trouble. Unfortunately I think if she’d made it inside, someone would have found her by now.Spaces between times deleted by me.
From the above timeframe, it appears that it was almost two (2) hours from Serenity running out of the gym until the group gathered to begin the search.
In the frigid temperature, with no coat, gloves, or hat on, IMO, I don’t think she was still alive when the search began. How did everyone miss this little one? What way did she go?
She had a two hour head start on the searchers. However, the conditions were terrible. Was this a planned run away with someone waiting to pick her up down the road?
I am suspicious of the other child “creating a disturbance” requiring one of the two staff members to give attention to them and Serenity runs out. At the same time, the article says another parent is dropping a child off. Did Serenity climb into this vehicle unknown to the driver?
These little coincidences seem odd, however, a 9 year old child has disappeared in frigid weather out in the boon docks. Where are you Serenity?
Good question. The only thing I can think of is that the staff all went out and searched for her thoroughly- the other homes there, outside buildings/barns, dining room, etc. It can take a bit of time, especially if you have a runner- but we don't know if Serenity was normally a runner or if this was her first time. We don't even know how long she has been there, if she was familiar with the grounds. Also, children can be funny- they can hide in spots that an adult would miss easily, then wait for the workers to leave that area, before moving to another area- like a hide and seek game.I don't understand the delay in calling 911. Had Serenity done this before but was found on the property? Why would they wait that long to call? I don't understand. (I've been 100% supportive of the staff, but the gap in time isn't okay.)
Is there a chance that she was in sight of a worker or two and they tried to coax her back, but she took off running again? LE might not mention this right now, but if she was seen by someone dropping off another child, they might have had to treat Serenity with care- meaning, not run after her, or she would bolt. If she was seen 15 minutes after she ran away from the gym, I can't imagine that someone else didn't see her in that area, as there's always someone around the property during the day doing something- from maintenance workers, staff going in and out of dining room areas back to the home, the school, etc. So we know she was still seen on the property 15 minutes later after running out of the gym.Spaces between times deleted by me.
From the above timeframe, it appears that it was almost two (2) hours from Serenity running out of the gym until the group gathered to begin the search.
In the frigid temperature, with no coat, gloves, or hat on, IMO, I don’t think she was still alive when the search began. How did everyone miss this little one? What way did she go?
She had a two hour head start on the searchers. However, the conditions were terrible. Was this a planned run away with someone waiting to pick her up down the road?
I am suspicious of the other child “creating a disturbance” requiring one of the two staff members to give attention to them and Serenity runs out. At the same time, the article says another parent is dropping a child off. Did Serenity climb into this vehicle unknown to the driver?
These little coincidences seem odd, however, a 9 year old child has disappeared in frigid weather out in the boon docks. Where are you Serenity?
I would love to know this, too. The one I trained at was up a mountain road, only two houses on one of the roads (it was a long ride up that mountain- about 2 miles) and on the other, no homes, just straight up. So traffic was just only staff and family visiting or delivery trucks for food and suppliesI'm curious about what the traffic patterns were along that road?
Me too. It was supposed to snow pretty heavily there last night, I believe.Gosh, was hoping to wake up this morning with news they had located her. Sweet Lord help us to find this innocent lamb.
I looked at Google Maps yesterday and the only cattle guard I saw was the one at the end of the driveway. I don't know the grounds, but it looks fairly large, but I would think a 9 year old could get to the cattle guard from any of the buildings in 5 minutes.So how far away is the cattle guard from the children's home? She was spotted there 15 minutes after her escape. If she was blindly fleeing maybe she would have been way past the guard if it was close? Kind of sounds like she was waiting there for someone. Do they have security cameras in the driveway?? I hope they are able to talk to the other children. I think they might be the best bet to find out if she had plans to escape and where she would go or do. If not planned, maybe she fantasized about hitching a ride back home or something like that. Even just a casual comment to a friend could be helpful.
I also do hope they are able to question the SO that would have to drive right by the home if he ever goes into Rockerville or Rapid City. Is it legal to question someone for no reason other than being on the registry?
Right, one at the end of each driveway.Google Maps shows two cattle gaps - I wonder which one she was standing near. I can't tell from the aerial view which building the gym is.