Breaking news: The Placer County Sheriff’s Office has officially confirmed through an autopsy that the person found in Prosser Reservoir was Kiely Rodni. — KOLO8 (@KOLO8) August 23, 2022 The cause of death has not been disclosed. Story continues below ad ORIGINAL STORY: Local authorities said human remains discovered in a submerged vehicle Sunday are “likely” those of Kiely Rodni, the missing 16-year-old who was last seen at a party in California several weeks ago. At a news conference Monday, Nevada County Sheriff Shanan Moon said a volunteer from the Adventures with Purpose dive team spotted the vehicle in Prosser Reservoir on Sunday. The dive team confirmed the vehicle was found upside down under 14 feet (just over 4 meters) of water.
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During the press conference, Moon did not name Rodney, but said the remains were believed to be the missing teenager. Moon claimed the vehicle “was in a search zone that we’ve been looking for since the beginning of our operation.” Trending Stories
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Although Nevada County police have yet to positively identify the remains as Rodni, Adventures with Purpose released a statement claiming the teenager had been found. Rodni visited the Prosser Family Campground on August 5th. The next day, he was last seen around 12:30 a.m., the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said. Story continues below ad Last week, Placer County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Angela Musallam said about 200-300 juveniles and young adults were at the camp for a party.
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Rodni’s case had initially been treated as a possible kidnapping, although officers at the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office conference call Monday said that was because they could not rule it out as they had “nothing to go on.” Also on Monday, Rodni’s family released a public statement thanking friends, family, law enforcement, the media and the global community “for the love and support you have shown us over the past two weeks.” “We have weathered a storm of unfathomable strength and continue to stand today only because of the army of warriors, matriarchs, healers and helpers who hold us up,” the statement read. “Mr. Rogers famously told a ‘looking for the helpers’ story whenever he saw scary things on the news,” the family continued. “We didn’t have to look for helpers as you all came to our rescue in full force. We are forever in your debt. .”
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Story continues below ad A GoFundMe was started for Rodni’s family on August 7th. Now titled ‘Kiely Rodni, we love you forever’, the page is still accepting donations. As of this writing, over $61,000 of the $150,000 goal has been reached. The case is still under active investigation. 2:08 Legal aid dispute between defense lawyers and Alberta government heats up Previous Video Next Video © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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Breaking news: The Placer County Sheriff’s Office has officially confirmed through an autopsy that the person found in Prosser Reservoir was Kiely Rodni. — KOLO8 (@KOLO8) August 23, 2022 The cause of death has not been disclosed. Story continues below ad ORIGINAL STORY: Local authorities said human remains discovered in a submerged vehicle Sunday are “likely” those of Kiely Rodni, the missing 16-year-old who was last seen at a party in California several weeks ago. At a news conference Monday, Nevada County Sheriff Shanan Moon said a volunteer from the Adventures with Purpose dive team spotted the vehicle in Prosser Reservoir on Sunday. The dive team confirmed the vehicle was found upside down under 14 feet (just over 4 meters) of water.
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During the press conference, Moon did not name Rodney, but said the remains were believed to be the missing teenager. Moon claimed the vehicle was “in a search zone that we’ve been looking for since the beginning of our operation.” Trending Stories
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Although Nevada County police have yet to positively identify the remains as Rodni, Adventures with Purpose released a statement claiming the teenager had been found. Rodni visited the Prosser Family Campground on August 5th. The next day, he was last seen around 12:30 a.m., the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said. Story continues below ad Last week, Placer County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Angela Musallam said about 200-300 juveniles and young adults were at the camp for a party.
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Rodni’s case had initially been treated as a possible kidnapping, although officers at the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office conference call Monday said that was because they could not rule it out as they had “nothing to go on.” Also on Monday, Rodni’s family released a public statement thanking friends, family, law enforcement, the media and the global community “for the love and support you have shown us over the past two weeks.” “We have weathered a storm of unfathomable strength and continue to stand today only because of the army of warriors, matriarchs, healers and helpers who hold us up,” the statement read. “Mr. Rogers famously told a ‘looking for the helpers’ story whenever he saw scary things on the news,” the family continued. “We didn’t have to look for helpers as you all came to our rescue in full force. We are forever in your debt. .”
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Story continues below ad A GoFundMe was started for Rodni’s family on August 7th. Now titled ‘Kiely Rodni, we love you forever’, the page is still accepting donations. As of this writing, over $61,000 of the $150,000 goal has been reached. The case is still under active investigation. 2:08 Legal aid dispute between defense lawyers and Alberta government heats up Previous Video Next Video © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
