The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for 16-year-old Kiely Rodni, who disappeared from a campground in Tahoe, California almost a week ago. Kiely Rodni was last seen at approximately 12:30 AM on August 6 near a campground in Truckee at massive party with more than 200 young adults in attendance. She was reported missing when she failed to turn up for a hike with friends the next morning.
The search has entered its fifth day, with the case being treated as an abduction because Kiely’s silver 2013 Honda CRV is also missing, and her cell phone dropped out of service since her disappearance. Over 260 law enforcement personnel have been canvassing the area to develop leads in Kiely’s disappearance to no avail, but law enforcement believe that someone in the community could still come forward with new information. In a press conference on Wednesday, Nevada County’s Sheriff Office captain Sam Brown told reporters, “We believe that someone knows. Someone saw her but they’re not coming forward.”
Those who attended the party at the campground are being urged by law enforcement to come forward with any information about Kiely’s whereabouts or disappearance. Kiely’s mother, Lindsey Rodni-Nieman also appealed to the public to help her find her daughter, “We are desperate for any other teens to come out and share the last pieces of the story that nobody seems to be able to piece together,” she told the Independent. “If we could just have that piece of the story of who did she leave with, when, which way did she go. I’m imploring the teenagers and the parents of the teenagers.”
Jagger Westfall, Kiely’s boyfriend has also revealed details about their last interaction together—that he told her to avoid doing “anything stupid” during her night at the campground, and adding that he has previous taught her how to protect herself and “get out of sticky situations.” Despite his belief that Kiely is still alive somewhere, Westfall also told The Independent that he’s desperate for confirmation, “I really need her back. I really just need to know that she’s safe, that’s all I need at this point. I really want to hug her again…I don’t know where she is. We don’t have anything to go off of at this point. But I fully believe that she’s alive and well.”