Kiely Rodni was last seen at a Lake Tahoe-area campground near the border of California and Nevada around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 6.
Dive teams have now been added to the search. At least three dive teams have joined the search for the missing teen at the Prosser Creek Reservoir near Lake Tahoe.
The search for Rodni has entered its fifth day, and the fruitless efforts have involved K-9s, land vehicles, aircraft, and boats.
A spokesperson for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital on Wednesday morning that there had been no developments in the search overnight.
Rodni was last seen around 12:30 a.m. Saturday at a party at the Prosser Family Campground within Tahoe National Forest in Truckee, California. Her phone last pinged around 12:33 a.m. — minutes after she’d last spoken with a friend and one of the lead search organizers, Sami Smith, 18.
Authorities say Rodni and her friend were among more than 100 teens and young adults attending a high school graduation party involving multiple area schools. Police said they suspect there were drugs and alcohol present at the gathering, but are pleading with attendees to come forward with any information about possible Rodni sightings, promising not to punish anyone for partying.
“We are not investigating you,” Angela Musallam, spokesperson for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, told teen attendees Tuesday. “We are partnering with you to obtain any information regarding Kiely.”
On Tuesday, the sheriff’s office shared a surveillance image that showed Rodni’s outfit on the night she went missing.
Authorities stated that Rodni was last seen wearing a black spaghetti strap bodysuit under green Dickies pants, a black grommet belt, and black Vans Sneakers.
Rodni’s mother, Lindsey Rodni-Nieman, told Fox News Digital earlier this week that she received a text from her daughter around 12:15 a.m. Saturday saying she was headed home. The family lives about 10 miles away at a lodge south of Truckee.FoxNews
Sami Smith is a friend of Rodni and was at the party that night. Smith said, “At the point when I left, I thought she was going to stay there. Everybody was camping. It was late enough that she should have stayed. She’s not the type to go and drunk drive or anything.”
After days of aerial searches, no signs of a crash have been uncovered. Investigators are looking into the disappearance as a possible abduction.
Rodni is described as 5-foot-7 and about 118 pounds. She has blonde hair and hazel eyes. She has a tattoo on her ribs of the number “17.” She has a nose ring and several other piercings.
Her SUV is also missing — a silver 2013 Honda CRV with California license plate 8YUR127. It has a small ram-head sticker on the back window, under the rear wiper blade.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Placer County Sheriff’s Office’s dedicated tip line at 530-581-6320. Callers can remain anonymous.
The family is offering a $50,000 reward for Kiely’s return.
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