Investigators desperately searching for a missing autistic teen in Tennessee have expanded their efforts across state lines to a Kentucky landfill.
Sumner County Sheriff’s Office detectives conducting the search were seen combing through the landfill where trash from the home of 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers ended up. According to WSMV.
Rogers has been missing for more than 10 days.
He disappeared from his parents’ home in Hendersonville, Sumner County, on the morning of Feb. 26, prompting authorities to issue an Amber Alert.
Kentucky State Police assisted in the search of the landfill Thursday, but the sheriff’s office said it was only precautionary.
“There is no specific information indicating that evidence may exist related to the search for Sebastian. Rather, this is an investigative and precautionary measure to eliminate possible options and questions,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. told the news station.
Multiple agencies are involved in the effort to bring the autistic, high-functioning teenager home.
Authorities are using drones, helicopters, boats and police dogs to help search the area.
They even played his favorite song, “Eye of the Tiger,” while searching the area for him, the sheriff said.
But Rodgers has yet to be seen.
The boy’s mother, Katie Proudfoot, said she went to wake her son up for school on February 26 and found his bed empty.
“I wouldn’t wish this on anyone” Proudfoot he told WSMV on Monday. “Anyone.”
