Lowering water in Walnut Creek Lake helps police s search for missing La Vista boy
Investigators focused on area where K9 dogs found possible scent of Ryan Larsen, 11, last seen a week ago Share Updated: 9:31 PM CDT May 24, 2021
Lowering water in Walnut Creek Lake helps police s search for missing La Vista boy
Investigators focused on area where K9 dogs found possible scent of Ryan Larsen, 11, last seen a week ago Share Updated: 9:31 PM CDT May 24, 2021
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Show Transcript NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT WITH BREAKING WSNE BEEN ONE WEEK SINCE 11 YEAR OLD RYAN LARSON WENT MISSING. THANKSOR F JOINING US TONIGHT. I’M ALEXANDRA STONE. I’M DAVID EARL THE LA VISTA BOY WITH AUTISM WALKED OUT OF HIS SCHOOL LAST MONDAY AND POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR HIM EVER SINCE CREWS FOCUSED ON WALNUT CREEK LAKE ALL WEEKEND AND AGAIN TODAY ETH PATTER LEVEL THEER TO HELP SEARCHERS FIND RYAN KETV NEWSWATCH SEVENS. JOSE IS LIVE OUTSIDE POLICE HEADQUARTE
By Terry Leahy
May 25, 2021
La Vista Police say the search for missing 11-year-old Ryan Larsen continues to focus on a part of a Papillion lake where K9 units have given indications of a scent.
The search for Ryan, who has autism, has centered on the lake at Walnut Creek Recreation Area over the last few days.
La Vista Police Chief Bob Lauston says K9 officers have given three indications, noting that they could have picked up an animal or human scent, or something else.
Ryan Larsen disappeared a week ago Monday.
(Images from La Vista Police)
Authorities to lower water level at Walnut Creek in search for Ryan Larsen
Child advocates urge parents to talk with kids about the situation Share Updated: 9:06 PM CDT May 23, 2021
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Child advocates urge parents to talk with kids about the situation Share Updated: 9:06 PM CDT May 23, 2021 It s been nearly a week since anyone saw 11-year-old Ryan Larsen, a missing La Vista boy with autism.Larsen walked away from La Vista West Elementary School Monday afternoon.Dozens of law enforcement agencies and the community have been searching extensively for Larsen. Now, authorities will lower the water level at Walnut Creek Recreation Area to help in the search.As worries grow, child advocates said it s important to talk to your children about what s going on.Law enforcement is taking the day off from their intense ground search. Instead, they’re regrouping and focusing on investigative efforts
Authorities lower lake to help with search for missing boy
May 24, 2021
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LA VISTA, Neb. (AP) The search for an autistic 11-year-old Nebraska boy who has been missing since last week continues to focus on a lake and surrounding park in the Omaha suburb of La Vista.
On Sunday, authorities lowered the lake at Walnut Creek Recreation Area by several feet to help searchers get a better view of what lies along the shore of the lake. Debris in the lake, including tires and tree limbs, has hindered the water search for Ryan Larsen as divers scoured the lake over the past several days.
La Vista police said the lower lake level will give searchers, either by diving, boat or from the air, a better visual sense of what s along the shore.