also he said just your basic eyes on the ground, looking for something that people might have left behind. somebody who is out there, maybe a candy wrapper or some batteries or clothing. also look for spaces where brush might have been moved. and he said some potential problems for brian laundrie could include rain, heat, humidity, dehydration. he also said moving around at night is also risky for him because there are so many predatory animals here in florida. those would include bobcats, florida panthers,al gators, you name it. even though he thinks moving around at night is safe to have cover, it s risky in that sense. also, this expert told me in order for brian laundrie to survive, if he is out there, he said he would need to find some high ground to build a sleeping platform. he would need to find edible plants and likely have to trap some animals in order to have something to eat. randi kaye, cnn, north port, florida. the united steel workers
getting involved. what can you tell us, charles? we re hearing that the fbi showed up to the laundrie family home here in north port to collect items belonging to brian for dna matching. the fbi arrived today in much smaller numbers than we saw when agents raided the home earlier in the week. we saw at least two the agents appear to write something down on a piece of paper before leaving a short time later with what appears to be a brown paper bag. laundrie family attorney tells fox news in a statement, quote, the fbi requested some personal items belonging to brian laundrie to assist them with dna matching, and brian s parents provided the fbi with what they could. we ve reached out to the fbi for comment and are waiting to hear back. meantime, police continue their search for brian in that massive swamp area for an eighth day. the 25,000 acre carlton reserve is still with a lot of challenging obstacles for authorities. that includes al gators, pythons, muddy land and a lot of
through many of these yourself. what does it signal? we re this far into it. they have no sense of where he may be at this point in time. what are the chances in terms of finding her as you reach this 14-day mark, i guess? well, i mean, every day that goes by makes it a little more difficult. we don t know if he s dead or alive. it s hard to believe he would be able to survive two weeks in that reserve where they re searching now based on the description of it with snakes, al gators and so forth. and he s not really the outdoorsman type person is my understanding. again, another thing that bothers me is this whole cell phone and wallet issue. you can track a i cell phone. and you can really trace the movements of an individual through the use of a credit card. by leaving them behind, that tells me he didn t want to be found. he could very well be somewhere else. misdirection. accepted you to the reserve while he goes in the opposite direction. we just don t know. but the critical pie
which levels everything and then in 20, 30, 40 years regenerate back. that s just a consequence of periodic disturbance. dan, do you agree with that? i sure do, yeah, that s a great point. we certainly know vegetation is very estill ient and one interesting thing that s important not only do those disturbances allow an opportunity for that vegetation to come back but also provides an opportunity for non-native species to get a foot hold too. that s a concern as well. what about the wild life. florida is known not only for al gators but pythons in the everglades how does hurricane impact them. a lot of the wild life down there is used to the hurricanes.
listen to this. the city tweeted just moments ago. there have been reports of an increased number of snake bites in the city. please be aware of displaced wildlife and be safe. i mean, honestly. if there isn t enough to worry about, you were talking about this as we were covering it on the weekend. alligators. this is my worst nightmare. coming up your front drive al gators. think in the nature preserves, with hundreds of thousands of alligators. imagine you go out your front door, snake bites. that for me, worse than my nightmares. dive teams are still looking for anyone out in need of help. more than 350 people around this time yesterday were rescued in rising waters. it is worse than the flooding we have seen in jacksonville since 1946 and the mayor says it could be a week before the waters recede. anyone who said this is no biggie, you re wrong. morgan radford joins us now from jacksonville.