Searchers returned to Florida’s Carlton Reserve on Tuesday to continue looking for Brian Laundrie, the fiancée of Gabby Petito, a missing young woman who was understood for social networks posts about her cross-country travels while residing in a van.
NBC 2 reported on the development:
Last Tuesday, Sept. 14, Laundrie packed a backpack and informed his household that he was heading out for a hike at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park. He drove a silver Ford Mustang to the maintain and hasn’t been seen considering that. That very same day, one of Brian’s family members got the vehicle from the park and drove it back to their home on Wassabo Avenue, officers stated.
Officers from the North Port Cops Department (NPPD), authorities with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), K 9 search systems, and crews from other government firms are conducting a search of the Venice side of the reserve and nearby areas.
In a social media post on Tuesday, North Port cops announced the search would continue and asked for the general public’s help in providing extra info relating to the case:
Search for Brian Laundrie will resume Tuesday in the Carlton Reserve, Venice side. We sign up with the FBI in requesting continued public support by sharing any information through the suggestion lines 1-800-CALL FBI or https://t.co/vlIagGIoHc
— North Port Police (@NorthPortPolice) September 21, 2021
“A weekend ground search and aerial search Monday of the 25,000-acre maintain has yet to yield any responses, however we need to press on,” Josh Taylor, a spokesman for NPPD, told NBC 2.
The department likewise shared pictures of officials collected at the reserve:
Today’s instruction in the Carlton. pic.twitter.com/GodNENyt2b
— North Port Cops (@NorthPortPolice) September 21, 2021
Officials described the reserve as “vast and unforgiving,” the NBC 2 report stated, including, “Water levels are waist-deep in many areas and search teams are frequently wading through gator and snake-infested swamps and flooded trails.”
Fox 13’s Kim Kuizon published additional photos of authorities’ cars at the entrance:
The entrance to Carlton Reserve in Venice is shutdown as police from across the area continue their search for Brian Laundrie #gabbypetito #venice pic.twitter.com/xsmIWQCZow
— Kim Kuizon FOX 13 (@kkuizon) September 21, 2021
On the other hand, aerial footage revealedcrews at the scene:
SEARCH FOR BRIAN CONTINUES: Deputies, cops and state wildlife officials returned to Carlton Reserve on Tuesday early morning, resuming their search in the 25,000-acre park for Brian Laundrie. Here’s the view from SkyFOX moments ago.
LATEST: https://t.co/jdUl83O1VR pic.twitter.com/N9f2aBKf07
— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) September 21, 2021
The Teton County Coroner said Sunday officials reacted to a report of a body discovered at Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park, the general area where officers had been trying to find Petito.
BREAKING NEWS: Body found where Gabby Petito search is underway in Wyoming, no confirmation of identity https://t.co/Lps6sGmO1R pic.twitter.com/rIx1ejj6W3
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 19, 2021
The news came as officers in North Port were browsing the reserve for Laundrie, an individual of interest in her disappearance.
The pair had been traveling across the nation since June and documenting their journey online. Nevertheless, Laundrie supposedly returned house to North Port on September 1 without his sweetheart, according to police.
On Monday, FBI Tampa revealed it was “performing a court-authorized search warrant” at the Laundrie home in regard to the Petito investigation:
#UPDATE: The #FBI is performing a court-authorized search warrant today at the Laundrie home in North Port, FL appropriate to the Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito examination. No further information can be supplied since this is an active and ongoing examination. @FBIDenver pic.twitter.com/uxrtVNIZ4u
— FBI Tampa (@FBITampa) September 20, 2021
“No even more details can be provided considering that this is an active and continuous examination,” the firm said.