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Subscribe to RSSAuthorities are searching for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared from his father's home during a court-ordered visitation over Thanksgiving in southwestern Colorado.
Dylan Redwine was reported missing Monday by his father, Mark, who said he left the house in Vallecito, La Plata County about 7:30 a.m. and returned a few hours later to find his son gone, NBC station KUSA of Denver reported on its website.
Dan Bender, La Plata County Sheriff's Department spokesman, said authorities had "few clues to work from. We have to consider everything from foul play to a runaway."
A person reported seeing Dylan walking along a county road in Vallecito, about 20 miles northeast of Durango, on Monday afternoon before it was known he was missing, KUSA reported.
See missing-persons poster for Dylan Redwine at KUSA
He was described as 5 feet tall, 105 pounds, blond hair, blue eyes with a fair complexion. He was last seen wearing a blue and white Duke Blue Devils baseball cap, a black Nike T-shirt, black basketball shorts, black Jordan tennis shoes and a black backpack.
Dylan, his mother and his brother had moved to Colorado Springs this summer, KUSA reported.
La Plata County Sheriff's Department
"Dylan's entire family and many friends are clearly heartbroken over his disappearance and are very passionately trying to share information about his whereabouts to assist authorities," a statement released from a family spokesperson read. "The family continues to accept help from all possible individuals and organizations to find Dylan and bring him home."
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On Saturday, about 200 volunteers and law enforcement officials went door to door in the region and searched hills near Vallecito Lake, the Denver Post said.
Vallecito is more than 7,000 feet above sea level in the middle of rugged terrain. The weather in the area in the past few days has been clear and cool, with highs in the 50s and lows below freezing.
Anyone with information on Dylan's whereabouts is asked to contact La Plata County Sheriff's Office investigators at 970-382-7015 or 970-382-7045.
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leroy: It would be a pleasure to be wrong but I believe in karmic effects and one of them is the effect one's words/actions may have on another. It could be me being judged for something I did not do. I would be far less suspicious had the son left to go somewhere when dad was HOME and did not return at the time agreed on. That is why I am suspicious of the so-called *errand runs*, the investigators saying nothing about cell phone records of both Dylan and his dad (in other cases this is brought up immediately and checked), dad's home and vehicle not investigated (as far as we know) and dad has not been formally cited as *a person of interest.* One of Dylan's friends texted him and received no reply. Maybe what you and I are feeling leroy brown is OUTRAGE of a poor investigation that is now going on a week because we all know the stats if one is not found within 24 hours. Jaycee Dugard is the utmost exception. My instincts also tell me that Dylan would not put his mom through the grief of not knowing where he is.
Scar: Read the Denver Post where it is reported that Dylan's cell phone and charger are *missing* and mom received a message from Dylan from HIS cell phone upon his arrival to dad's. So yes, Dylan had a cell phone. I wrote that a witness CLAIMED to have seen Dylan. CLAIMED. Colorado investigations: google the botched *investigation* of Colorado murder victim Jon Ramsey.
The San Juans are no place to get lost in.... I pray the God that he is found quickly - and safe.
court ordered visitation. and did the court in all its wisdom ASK the kid if he wanted to go? good going court
Agree! The courts are so concerned about the parents "rights" that they really don't consider what should be done. A "court-ordered" visit doesn't sound like the kid wanted to go. And then the young boy disappears.
I hope the dad didn't harm him, but it doesn't sound good at all. Poor kid!
Strange story. It seems so much info is left out. I have to say that children raised here in the Rockie's are taught from a very early age the dangers we have here. In the rural areas we don't worry so much about harm from humans as we do the wildlife and elements. You will hear most parents tell their children," when the sun goes behind the mountain you better be in the house". Even if a child is looking for attention here they are not stupid enough to take off walking. We are a rare breed in the high Rockie's. People still hitchhike. Someone will stop to help you is you have car trouble and in snow storms when the highways close down, people will take you into their house and give you shelter. You will also find many people in the rural areas have a year supply of food and an arsenal of weapons. So I got a little of track but the point is there is way more to this story than we know.
The father ought to be charged. Making up an unconfirmed sighting does not make his story true. Let him pass a lie detector test. If this happened to the mother you wouldn't believe her either. If the court orders visitation, then the father is responsible for getting the minor child safely back to the custodial parent which he has failed to do.
What doesn't make sense or doesn't add up is seldom true, and this stinks of fabrication. Every time there is a murder of a child or a kidnapping where one of the parents refuses to tell the truth, the details are hazy, and there are unconfirmed sightings. This does not add up.