WA WA - Tyler Keplin, 27, Kettle Falls, 7 Jul 2023 *last seen walking away from jobsite w/no phone or wallet*

[KJ's Mamu]

I've been away a couple of days. Disheartened to learn that he has not been found yet. My hinky meter is getting louder....

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 18, 2023

Washington State Patrol searching for missing Indigenous person

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has issued a missing Indigenous person alert for 27-year-old Tyler Keplin.

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“Tyler Keplin is caring, warm-hearted, and happy, he always just wants to put a smile on your face, even when he’s dealing with his own struggles, he will always go the extra mile for the people he loves! Wherever he is at right now, I just want him to know his family loves, cares, and misses him tremendously, especially his 3 babies, we just want him to come home!” Kaylee Keplin, Tyler's sister, said.

If you have any information or know where Tyler might be, please call 911 and reference case number 2307675. All land owners in the area of Mingo Mountain Road of are encouraged to check their property and outbuildings.

 

[Elana619]

Not much out in Kettle Falls and not much detail about what led up to him walking off the job site either. Does sound odd.

 

[Unsolved]

If you have Facebook, his family is posting the details you are asking about.

Mom is very open with details, so I just can't figure out why MSM is not reporting them? JMO everything makes a lot more sense with those.

This flyer does mention that he walked off his jobsite "in mental distress"



Pretty scared for him. I'm praying that he comes home to his family - they need him, especially his young children.

 

[GMS]

The Stevens County County Sheriff's Department posted a lengthy report on their FB page. It details specific actions they took once TK was reported missing and events that led up to TK's disappearance including the day it's been reported that he walked off the job site.

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[Ssschu]

The Stevens County County Sheriff's Department posted a lengthy report on their FB page. It details specific actions they took once TK was reported missing and events that led up to TK's disappearance including the day it's been reported that he walked off the job site.

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Thank you! This post by the Sheriff's office gives a lot of info I hadn't heard.

I'm confused by them confirming he had stayed at the Motel 6 in the day or two after walking off the job. But they also keep saying the last sighting was at his job??

 

[GMS]

Thank you! This post by the Sheriff's office gives a lot of info I hadn't heard.

I'm confused by them confirming he had stayed at the Motel 6 in the day or two after walking off the job. But they also keep saying the last sighting was at his job??

Here's a rough timeline based on the Stevens County County Sheriff's Department FB post that helps address the Motel 6 date, but there's still some ambiguity in the exact day / time.

7/7/23 @ 2pm:
TK reportedly walks away from his job site (1000 block of Mingo Mountain Road)

7/7/23 @ approximately 2:30pm:
Stevens County Sheriff’s Office receives a request for a welfare check (1000 block of Mingo Mountain Road)

7/7/23 @ 4pm
Sheriff's department attempts to locate TK through cellular phone locating. Data shows the phone in the Spokane Valley. The location is given to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

7/8/23 @ 12pm:
A missing persons report is filed with Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff report indicates that TK had stayed at a Motel 6 in Spokane Valley the night before (assuming this means the night of 7/7).

7/8/23 (unconfirmed time):
TK's sister goes to the Motel 6 and locates Tyler’s car, with his cell phone and wallet sitting on top of it.

7/9/23 @ 7am:
TK's sister call Stevens County Sheriff to report that he (Tyler) is still missing.

 

[KJ's Mamu]

The Sheriff's post was enlightening and make me even more worried for this young man. Withdrawals and detox from alcohol can be very dangerous. I hope this young man finds his way home and gets the help he needs. Praying for his family for strength.

 

[Knox]

Stevens County Sheriff's Office​

There has been much information posted in the media and social media surrounding the case of 27-year-old Tyler Keplin. Here are the facts of how the case developed:

On 07/07/23 the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office received a request for a welfare check in the area of the 1000 block of Mingo Mountain Road, which is 2 miles south of the city limits of Kettle Falls. The Sheriff’s Office was advised there was about a 20-minute delay before anyone called us.

Dispatchers and deputies were told the following:
CAD NOTES

THIRD PARTY REPORT. RPS BROTHER IS AT WORK BUT IS GOING THROUGH PSYCHOTIC
EPISODE. HE SAID THAT PPL WERE TRYING TO CAPTURE HIM AND THAT THE FAMILY IS
PLANNING SOMETHING BEHIND HIS BACK. HE TOLD HIS BOSS HE WONT BE ARRESTED FOR
SOMETHING HE DIDNT DO THEN LEFT. HAS HX OF ALCOHOL USE. UNK WHERE HE WENT.
POSSIBLY WEARING BLK HAT, HOODIE, AND SHORTS

Deputy Notes
SPOKE W/ RP [REDACTED]. HE ADVISED HIS BROTHER TYLER IS A ALCOHOLIC AND HAS BEEN RECENTLY GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWALS AND HEARING VOICES. TYLER LIVES W/ [REDACTED] IN SPOKANE. PER [REDACTED]: TYLER WORKS FOR HOME BOYS OUT OF SPOKANE AND WAS AT JOB SITE TODAY AT 1000 MINGO MTN. TYLER MADE SOME ODD STATMENTS TO DYLAN AND TYLER'S BOSS [REDACTED] ABOUT PEOPLE TRACKING HIM VIA HIS PHONE AND DECIDED TO LEAVE THE JOB SITE.

PER [REDACTED] HE HAS NOT MADE ANY THREATS TO HARM HIMSELF OR OTHERS AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY GUNS HE IS AWARE OF. DOES NOT HAVE HX OF DRUG USE. I SPOKE W HIS BOSS [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] ADVISED HE PICKED TYLER UP THIS AM IN SPOKANE AND THEY DROVE TO THE JOB SITE. AT SOME POINT DURING THE DAY [REDACTED] ACCUSED [REDACTED] OF BEING ON THE PHONE W/ TYLERS GF. [REDACTED] DENIED THIS ASKING TYLER IF HE WANTED TO LOOK AT HIS PHONE. TYLER MADE STATEMENTS TO HIM ABOUT PEOPLE TRACKING HIS PHONE AND HE WONT BE ARRESTED FOR SOMETHING HE DIDNT DO AND TOOK OFF ON FOOT SAYING HE WAS WALKING HOME. [REDACTED] THOUGHT HE WAS WEARING A HAT, REDDISH BLACK FADED T-SHIRT, TENNIS SHOES. [REDACTED] STATED HE DROVE AROUND LOOKING FOR HIM, WENT TO COLVILLE AND THEN BACK TO THE JOB SITE AND COULD NOT FIND HIM. [REDACTED] DID NOT KNOW IF HE HAD A PHONE W/ HIM OR NOT- BUT ADDED TYLER TOLD HIM HE GAVE HIS STUFF AWAY AND PHONE WAS BUGGED. I CALLED # RP PROVIDED FOR TYLER 509-[REDACTED]. A FEMALE ANSWERED AND SAID SHE DIDNT KNOW A TYLER. I CALLED RP BACK AND HE DIDNT KNOW WHY AND STATED
THAT IS THE # THEY TEXTED TYLER LAST NIGHT. I CALLED THE # AGAIN AND THE FEMALE STATED SHE WAS A SOCIAL WORKER IN SPOKANE AND HAS HAD THE # FOR A LONG TIME AND DOES NOT KNOW A TYLER KEPLIN.

Deputies responded to the area and did not locate Tyler. Due to the fact that Tyler willingly left the job site, was walking on a paved road, was on foot in an area with over 80 homes within 1.5 miles, stated he was going back to Spokane, and appeared to not want to be found or spoken to by his family there was no indication Tyler was a missing person or search and rescue should be involved at this point. At approximately 4 PM we attempted to locate Tyler through cellular phone locating. Data showed the phone in the Spokane Valley. The location was given to Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, and they were requested to do a Welfare Check. This was approximately 2 ½ hours after Tyler left the job site.

On 07/09/23 at approximately 7 AM we received a call from Tyler’s sister. Tyler had still not been heard from. A missing persons report was filed with Spokane County Sheriff’s Office on 07/08/23 at approximately noon. Spokane County’s report indicated that Tyler had stayed at a Motel 6 in Spokane Valley the night before. His sister had gone to the Motel 6 and located Tyler’s car, which had his cell phone and wallet sitting on top of it. The wallet and cell phone were left presumably because Tyler was under the belief that he would be tracked by his phone (per earlier statements). Family indicated that Tyler had been suicidal in the past, was a heavy drinker, had quit drinking three days prior and they believed he may be going through withdrawals. Tyler was entered into a national database as missing.

Stevens County Deputies continued to conduct follow-up investigation. We learned that the property owners of the job site had seen Tyler walking down the driveway as they arrived but did not know which direction he went from there. Photographs of Tyler were obtained, and a missing person post was made to the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page of 17,000 followers. Facebook is the most efficient way of spreading news and generating tips throughout Stevens County. Many tips were received on possible sightings in multiple counties, but none were confirmed to be valid. Deputies returned to the area several times and contacted multiple individuals walking in the Colville and Kettle Falls area to no avail.
Conversations were had regarding the use of Search and Rescue at this time. There are numerous residences within the immediate area Tyler was last seen and Tyler purposely left the area with the idea he did not want to be tracked or found. Deploying a search and rescue team with no defined search area, direction of travel, and several days later is not a proper expenditure of very limited resources. Generally, Search and Rescue Teams are deployed when there is an imminent danger of great bodily harm or death and there is a defined area to search. Hot weather, extreme dry conditions, and length of time would render a scent tracking dog useless. A tracking dog would have had to be deployed within a very short time at the spot Tyler was last seen, and it is questionable even then if a dog could find a scent due to environmental conditions.

On 07/10/23 Deputies continued to check the area and follow up on tips that came into dispatch to no avail. A fairly credible tip was received of a sighting in a rural area approximately 10 miles southwest of the area Tyler was last seen. A subject matching his clothing description was walking down a rural road with his head down and darted into the woods like they didn’t want to be seen when it became apparent that someone was watching him. Deputies were on emergency calls when the subject was called in and were unable to respond before it was dark. This tip could not be verified whether it was Tyler or not. Detectives conducted follow-up investigation on this tip and could still not determine with certainty if it was Tyler.

On 07/11/23 Deputies continued the investigation. Many alleged sightings were followed up on, again to no avail. Deputies went door to door in the immediate area to determine if anyone had cameras or had seen anything. No further leads were generated.

On 07/12/23 at approximately 8 AM a hyper reach notification was put out to the area surrounding the 1000 block of Mingo Mounting Rd. asking all property owners and landowners in the area to ensure they have checked their properties and outbuildings for any signs of Tyler. A resident in the area called in and reported they had a subject exactly matching Tyler’s description on a camera at their gate at 10 PM on the night Tyler was last seen (07/07/23 approximately 8-9 hours later) This residence is .7 miles as the crow flies from the job site Tyler had left, and 2 miles by roadway and driveway from there. The camera was located .9 miles down a well-used private driveway where two houses would be passed by someone travelling down it. The resident advised the camera showed the subject walking down the driveway onto his property. Less than five minutes later the same subject walked back out the driveway the way he came. The subject did not appear to be in any type of distress and appeared like someone was out for a “leisurely stroll.” The subject didn’t pass cameras that were further down the driveway before they had turned around and went back. The resident advised they had already deleted the photos before they realized who it could have been and there was no sign anyone came to their residence.

Deputies and detectives continued to follow-up on tips. A drone was flown from the mouth of the Colville River up the drainage with nothing seen. There was no video footage showing any signs of Tyler at the Meyers Falls dam.
Consultations have been made with multiple Search and Rescue groups. It is agreed that due to Tyler leaving of his own accord, expressing he was going home, further expressing he did not want to be tracked specifically leaving his phone behind for this reason, and not having a defined search area, that Search and Rescue is not a viable or practical use of resources. This has been reaffirmed with the probable sighting of Tyler on camera in very close proximity to houses that could have been contacted if he was in distress. Water is also readily available in the area.
The Sheriff’s Office has been in contact with multiple property owners in the area. They have advised they have diligently searched their properties and outbuildings and advised it appears the entire neighborhood is aware of the situation and doing the same.

Currently the possibilities are endless in this investigation. It is possible, but hopefully not the case, that Tyler has suffered a medical emergency. It is equally possible that Tyler is intentionally avoiding being found or left the area. The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation and following up on leads provided.

 

[Knox]

Wow, that was a lot to digest. Tyler was clearly not in a good place. Hoping against the odds he is avoiding detection somewhere. I hate that he was not able to get the help he needed immediately.

 

[thefragile7393]

The Stevens County County Sheriff's Department posted a lengthy report on their FB page. It details specific actions they took once TK was reported missing and events that led up to TK's disappearance including the day it's been reported that he walked off the job site.

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oooh dear. This sounds like a lot of the people that get brought in where I work. Sounds very psych related...maybe susbtance abuse. He doesn't sound like he was in a good place though and it's been quite a while. Not the first time a case like this has been posted with odd vague details ("they jumped out of a car and ran off into the night" etc) that could be related to mental issues.

 

[azure]

oooh dear. This sounds like a lot of the people that get brought in where I work. Sounds very psych related...maybe susbtance abuse. He doesn't sound like he was in a good place though and it's been quite a while. Not the first time a case like this has been posted with odd vague details ("they jumped out of a car and ran off into the night" etc) that could be related to mental issues.

From the Sheriff's post:

Family indicated that Tyler had been suicidal in the past, was a heavy drinker, had quit drinking three days prior and they believed he may be going through withdrawals. Tyler was entered into a national database as missing.

 

[HannahStar]

Stevens County Sheriff's Office​

There has been much information posted in the media and social media surrounding the case of 27-year-old Tyler Keplin. Here are the facts of how the case developed:

On 07/07/23 the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office received a request for a welfare check in the area of the 1000 block of Mingo Mountain Road, which is 2 miles south of the city limits of Kettle Falls. The Sheriff’s Office was advised there was about a 20-minute delay before anyone called us.

Dispatchers and deputies were told the following:
CAD NOTES

THIRD PARTY REPORT. RPS BROTHER IS AT WORK BUT IS GOING THROUGH PSYCHOTIC
EPISODE. HE SAID THAT PPL WERE TRYING TO CAPTURE HIM AND THAT THE FAMILY IS
PLANNING SOMETHING BEHIND HIS BACK. HE TOLD HIS BOSS HE WONT BE ARRESTED FOR
SOMETHING HE DIDNT DO THEN LEFT. HAS HX OF ALCOHOL USE. UNK WHERE HE WENT.
POSSIBLY WEARING BLK HAT, HOODIE, AND SHORTS

Deputy Notes
SPOKE W/ RP [REDACTED]. HE ADVISED HIS BROTHER TYLER IS A ALCOHOLIC AND HAS BEEN RECENTLY GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWALS AND HEARING VOICES. TYLER LIVES W/ [REDACTED] IN SPOKANE. PER [REDACTED]: TYLER WORKS FOR HOME BOYS OUT OF SPOKANE AND WAS AT JOB SITE TODAY AT 1000 MINGO MTN. TYLER MADE SOME ODD STATMENTS TO DYLAN AND TYLER'S BOSS [REDACTED] ABOUT PEOPLE TRACKING HIM VIA HIS PHONE AND DECIDED TO LEAVE THE JOB SITE.

PER [REDACTED] HE HAS NOT MADE ANY THREATS TO HARM HIMSELF OR OTHERS AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY GUNS HE IS AWARE OF. DOES NOT HAVE HX OF DRUG USE. I SPOKE W HIS BOSS [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] ADVISED HE PICKED TYLER UP THIS AM IN SPOKANE AND THEY DROVE TO THE JOB SITE. AT SOME POINT DURING THE DAY [REDACTED] ACCUSED [REDACTED] OF BEING ON THE PHONE W/ TYLERS GF. [REDACTED] DENIED THIS ASKING TYLER IF HE WANTED TO LOOK AT HIS PHONE. TYLER MADE STATEMENTS TO HIM ABOUT PEOPLE TRACKING HIS PHONE AND HE WONT BE ARRESTED FOR SOMETHING HE DIDNT DO AND TOOK OFF ON FOOT SAYING HE WAS WALKING HOME. [REDACTED] THOUGHT HE WAS WEARING A HAT, REDDISH BLACK FADED T-SHIRT, TENNIS SHOES. [REDACTED] STATED HE DROVE AROUND LOOKING FOR HIM, WENT TO COLVILLE AND THEN BACK TO THE JOB SITE AND COULD NOT FIND HIM. [REDACTED] DID NOT KNOW IF HE HAD A PHONE W/ HIM OR NOT- BUT ADDED TYLER TOLD HIM HE GAVE HIS STUFF AWAY AND PHONE WAS BUGGED. I CALLED # RP PROVIDED FOR TYLER 509-[REDACTED]. A FEMALE ANSWERED AND SAID SHE DIDNT KNOW A TYLER. I CALLED RP BACK AND HE DIDNT KNOW WHY AND STATED
THAT IS THE # THEY TEXTED TYLER LAST NIGHT. I CALLED THE # AGAIN AND THE FEMALE STATED SHE WAS A SOCIAL WORKER IN SPOKANE AND HAS HAD THE # FOR A LONG TIME AND DOES NOT KNOW A TYLER KEPLIN.

Deputies responded to the area and did not locate Tyler. Due to the fact that Tyler willingly left the job site, was walking on a paved road, was on foot in an area with over 80 homes within 1.5 miles, stated he was going back to Spokane, and appeared to not want to be found or spoken to by his family there was no indication Tyler was a missing person or search and rescue should be involved at this point. At approximately 4 PM we attempted to locate Tyler through cellular phone locating. Data showed the phone in the Spokane Valley. The location was given to Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, and they were requested to do a Welfare Check. This was approximately 2 ½ hours after Tyler left the job site.

On 07/09/23 at approximately 7 AM we received a call from Tyler’s sister. Tyler had still not been heard from. A missing persons report was filed with Spokane County Sheriff’s Office on 07/08/23 at approximately noon. Spokane County’s report indicated that Tyler had stayed at a Motel 6 in Spokane Valley the night before. His sister had gone to the Motel 6 and located Tyler’s car, which had his cell phone and wallet sitting on top of it. The wallet and cell phone were left presumably because Tyler was under the belief that he would be tracked by his phone (per earlier statements). Family indicated that Tyler had been suicidal in the past, was a heavy drinker, had quit drinking three days prior and they believed he may be going through withdrawals. Tyler was entered into a national database as missing.

Stevens County Deputies continued to conduct follow-up investigation. We learned that the property owners of the job site had seen Tyler walking down the driveway as they arrived but did not know which direction he went from there. Photographs of Tyler were obtained, and a missing person post was made to the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page of 17,000 followers. Facebook is the most efficient way of spreading news and generating tips throughout Stevens County. Many tips were received on possible sightings in multiple counties, but none were confirmed to be valid. Deputies returned to the area several times and contacted multiple individuals walking in the Colville and Kettle Falls area to no avail.
Conversations were had regarding the use of Search and Rescue at this time. There are numerous residences within the immediate area Tyler was last seen and Tyler purposely left the area with the idea he did not want to be tracked or found. Deploying a search and rescue team with no defined search area, direction of travel, and several days later is not a proper expenditure of very limited resources. Generally, Search and Rescue Teams are deployed when there is an imminent danger of great bodily harm or death and there is a defined area to search. Hot weather, extreme dry conditions, and length of time would render a scent tracking dog useless. A tracking dog would have had to be deployed within a very short time at the spot Tyler was last seen, and it is questionable even then if a dog could find a scent due to environmental conditions.

On 07/10/23 Deputies continued to check the area and follow up on tips that came into dispatch to no avail. A fairly credible tip was received of a sighting in a rural area approximately 10 miles southwest of the area Tyler was last seen. A subject matching his clothing description was walking down a rural road with his head down and darted into the woods like they didn’t want to be seen when it became apparent that someone was watching him. Deputies were on emergency calls when the subject was called in and were unable to respond before it was dark. This tip could not be verified whether it was Tyler or not. Detectives conducted follow-up investigation on this tip and could still not determine with certainty if it was Tyler.

On 07/11/23 Deputies continued the investigation. Many alleged sightings were followed up on, again to no avail. Deputies went door to door in the immediate area to determine if anyone had cameras or had seen anything. No further leads were generated.

On 07/12/23 at approximately 8 AM a hyper reach notification was put out to the area surrounding the 1000 block of Mingo Mounting Rd. asking all property owners and landowners in the area to ensure they have checked their properties and outbuildings for any signs of Tyler. A resident in the area called in and reported they had a subject exactly matching Tyler’s description on a camera at their gate at 10 PM on the night Tyler was last seen (07/07/23 approximately 8-9 hours later) This residence is .7 miles as the crow flies from the job site Tyler had left, and 2 miles by roadway and driveway from there. The camera was located .9 miles down a well-used private driveway where two houses would be passed by someone travelling down it. The resident advised the camera showed the subject walking down the driveway onto his property. Less than five minutes later the same subject walked back out the driveway the way he came. The subject did not appear to be in any type of distress and appeared like someone was out for a “leisurely stroll.” The subject didn’t pass cameras that were further down the driveway before they had turned around and went back. The resident advised they had already deleted the photos before they realized who it could have been and there was no sign anyone came to their residence.

Deputies and detectives continued to follow-up on tips. A drone was flown from the mouth of the Colville River up the drainage with nothing seen. There was no video footage showing any signs of Tyler at the Meyers Falls dam.
Consultations have been made with multiple Search and Rescue groups. It is agreed that due to Tyler leaving of his own accord, expressing he was going home, further expressing he did not want to be tracked specifically leaving his phone behind for this reason, and not having a defined search area, that Search and Rescue is not a viable or practical use of resources. This has been reaffirmed with the probable sighting of Tyler on camera in very close proximity to houses that could have been contacted if he was in distress. Water is also readily available in the area.
The Sheriff’s Office has been in contact with multiple property owners in the area. They have advised they have diligently searched their properties and outbuildings and advised it appears the entire neighborhood is aware of the situation and doing the same.

Currently the possibilities are endless in this investigation. It is possible, but hopefully not the case, that Tyler has suffered a medical emergency. It is equally possible that Tyler is intentionally avoiding being found or left the area. The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation and following up on leads provided.

This part stands out to me —
I CALLED # RP PROVIDED FOR TYLER 509-[REDACTED]. A FEMALE ANSWERED AND SAID SHE DIDNT KNOW A TYLER. I CALLED RP BACK AND HE DIDNT KNOW WHY AND STATED
THAT IS THE # THEY TEXTED TYLER LAST NIGHT. I CALLED THE # AGAIN AND THE FEMALE STATED SHE WAS A SOCIAL WORKER IN SPOKANE AND HAS HAD THE # FOR A LONG TIME AND DOES NOT KNOW A TYLER KEPLIN.

Where did he get that number, if it was spoofed?

 

[HannahStar]

Was Tyler familiar with the terrain across the Spokane Reservation? If his goal was to return to Spokane, perhaps he decided to follow the river south?

 

[NeverPersonal]

If he's a heavy drinker and quit cold turkey, psychosis is indeed very possible.
His symptoms also sound exactly like what my brother did before he had his total break from reality he has yet to recover from, the tracking to the paranoia to the leaving phone behind, his family planning something behind his back, all the way to, oddly enough, the whole thing of accusing their boss of talking to their girlfriend.

side note : my brother is not a drinker, just very mentally ill.

 

[NeverPersonal]

What Is Alcohol Induced Psychosis? - Foot Prints to Recovery Rehab

Alcohol induced psychosis can be frightening for the individual and those around them. Learn about what triggers it and how to identify it.

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Alcohol withdrawal can be dangerous and even deadly. It can also bring about a temporary form of psychosis. Alcohol withdrawal delirium (AWD) is a psychosis that long-time heavy drinkers are at risk for when they quit drinking. Alcohol-induced psychosis can be a part of what is more commonly known as delirium tremens (DTs). People with DTs sometimes experience hallucinations or delusions. They may also feel like bugs are crawling on their skin.

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SYMPTOMS

• Paranoia, such as fear of persecution or thinking others are “out to get them”
• Agitation
• Acting strangely or inappropriately
• Fear
• Inability to hold a conversation
• Jumbled thoughts
• Crying, laughing, or having other reactions inappropriate for the situation
• Hallucinating sounds, sights, or feelings
• Talking to oneself or someone who’s not there
• Scratching oneself – Some people hallucinate the feeling of bugs crawling on them.
• Aggression or violence and lashing out for no reason
• Losing touch with reality
• False beliefs

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How long alcohol-induced psychosis lasts depends on the type and severity of the episode. It’s also linked to your personal mental health factors. People typically begin seeing symptoms of these episodes within 24 hours of their last drink because of alcohol withdrawal . Psychotic symptoms associated with alcohol can last for a couple days, and longer in rare cases. Alcohol-induced psychosis due to acute intoxication should subside after all the alcohol has left your body. Chronic alcoholic hallucinosis episodes can last for days, weeks, or months.

 

[moonrise]

A lifelong friend of mine was a very heavy drinker, and had an episode where he believed the police were looking for him, and he was hiding from them. He was texting all sorts of crazy, panicky messages to my phone, talking about how they were searching for him with flashlights, etc. A little while later, he remembered nothing about it. He'd hallucinated the whole thing. He'd also wake up in various places without knowing how he got there. Once he woke up face-down in his garden, covered in mosquito bites. Thankfully he DID wake up, though.

I hope Tyler just needed a break and that he's safe somewhere.

 

[HannahStar]

A lifelong friend of mine was a very heavy drinker, and had an episode where he believed the police were looking for him, and he was hiding from them. He was texting all sorts of crazy, panicky messages to my phone, talking about how they were searching for him with flashlights, etc. A little while later, he remembered nothing about it. He'd hallucinated the whole thing. He'd also wake up in various places without knowing how he got there. Once he woke up face-down in his garden, covered in mosquito bites. Thankfully he DID wake up, though.

I hope Tyler just needed a break and that he's safe somewhere.

It’s been too long to consider this a “break” — he’s been missing for 61 days now. If the local stores and restaurants in the areas have not seen him — where is he getting his food from? I truly hope they find him alive.

 

[nalamoon]

I feel like the police should re-interview the neighbor who had footage of him walking down the driveway. Why didn't they push to recover the footage instead of just believing the citizen. Not saying in any way that they're guilty or suspicious but the police could've used the footage to confirm that it was Tyler.

 

[PommyMommy]

Still missing

DEC 5, 2023

Washington State Patrol Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit

Tyler Keplin: Missing Since July 07, 2023​

Tyler is missing from Kettle Falls, WA. If you have information, or have seen this missing adult, please contact:

Spokane County Sheriff – (509) 456-2233
WSP Missing Persons Unit: 1-800-543-5678

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