'We picked up a scent down there': Search for missing 11-year-old continues into day five
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Updated: 10:22 PM CDT May 21, 2021
KETV Staff Report
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Updated: 10:22 PM CDT May 21, 2021
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WITH BREAKING NEWS PICKED UP A SCENT DOWN THERE. SO THAT’S GIVING US SOMETHING THERE. WE WENT DOWN TOAL WNUT CREEK. WE HAD A SEARCH PARTY DOWN THERE. WE KNOW THAT WAS AN AARE THAT HE HAD FREQUEEDNT BEFORE HE’D BEEN THERE. HE HAD WALKED AWAY FROM HIS MO THER WHEN HE WAS DOWN THE ARET ONE TIME OR ONE OFNE O OF THE TRIPS SO THAT GIVES US THE I GUESS THE INTUITION TO LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. THAT’S LA VISTA POLICE CHIEF BOB LOST IN JUST OVER AN HOUR AGO. HE SAYS A SEARCH DOG PICKED UP A SCENT AT WALNUT CREEK RECREATION AREA, BUTT' ’S STILL TOO SOON TO KNOW IF IT’S ACTUALLY 11 YEAR OLD RNYA LARSON’S SENT. THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE TONIGHT. I’M DAVID EARL. IT’S NOW BEEN FEIV DAYS SINCE THE BOY WALKED OUT OF LA VISTA WEST ELEMENTARY AND VANISHED. WE SAW LAW ENFORCEMENT ATAL WNUT CREEK TODAY AND HIS CHIEF LOST AND MENTIONED RYAN’S BEEN THERE IN THE PAST. WE’VE ALL SO HEARD FROM AN EXPERT WHO SAID CHILDREN WITH AUTISM CAN BE DRAW. OF BODIES OF WATER DOZENS OF OFFICERS HAVE GONE DOOR TO DOOR IN THE AREA AND THE FEDS HAVE OFFERED ASSISTANCE AS WELL TONIGHT. WE’RE SEEING A NEW VOLUNTEER EFFORT AND KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S ABBIE. PETERSEN IS LIVE IN LA VISTA WITH OUR BIG STORY ABBIE. DAVID MANY IN THE COMMUNITY ARE NOW GETTING CREATIVE IN THE SEARCH FOR RYAN. THESE GLOW STICKS ARE ONE WAY THAT THEY'R’ DOING THAT. NOW PUT TWO GLOW STICKS ON STRINGS WITH A MESSAGE FOR RYAN. THAT’S NOT FUN. HOPING TO LIGHT A PATH TO BRING THE 11 YEAOLR D HOME. I WANT HIM TO BE HOME. I WANTED TO BE SAFE 19 YEAR OLD KAETI SHEEHAN HAS AUTISM JUST LIKE RYAN DOES SO WHEN SHE HEARD HE WAS MISSING SHE THOHTUG ABOUT WHAT WOULD BRING HER OUT FROM HIDING. SO WITH AUTISM MYSELF. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN FINDING A LITTLE KNICK KNAC OKSR FUN LITTLE STUFF FOR TOYS WHATEVER AND ONE OF THE THINGS I USED TO CLICK A LOTAS W WAS SIX THEY DECIDED TO CALLAN MGELSEN’S STAFF THERE DONATEDLL A OF THEIR GLOW STICKS OVER A THOUSAND. WE WRAP THE STICKERS AROUND. THE LITTLE GOLD STICK THINGS AND THENE CRACK THEM AND SET THEM DOWN. SO WHEN IT MIGHT WANT TO. GET IT. IT MIGHT WANT TO. SHE HANDED HER MOM SPENT THE EVENING MAKING THIS PATH FOR RYAN EVEN DRAWING CHALK ARROWS. IN THE DIRECTION OF HIS APARTMENT THEY GAVE THE REST TO THE LA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CARRY WITH THEM ASK FOR HELP. THEY WILL GET YOU HOMEND A SHE HAS THIS MESSAGE JUST FOR RYAN. HEY, RYAN, YOU PLAYED A WONDERFUL GAMEF O HIDE AND SEEK, BUT IT IS NOW TE FORIM YOU TO COME HOMYOE UR PARENTS REALLY MISS Y. OUAGAIN, LA VISTA’S POLICE CHIEF SAYS THEY SEARCH DOG PICKED UP A SET AT WALNUT CREEK RECREATION AREA, BUT IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW IF RYAN’S BEEN THERE THIS WEEK LIKE HE HAS BEEN IN THE PAST REPORTING LIVE ABBY PETERSON KETV, NEWSWATCH 7. ABBY THANKS. THE NEBRASKA STATE PATROL 72 HOUR ENDANGERED MISSING ADVISORY FOR RYAN EXPIRED TODAY, BUT AS WE’VE SEEN THE SEARCH IS FAR FROM OVER YOU CAN SIGN UP