DURANGO, Colo.—La Plata County sheriff’s officials looking for a 13-year-old boy last seen in November say they have found his remains.
Sheriff’s department spokesman Dan Bender said Thursday that tests by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation confirmed the remains were those of Dylan Redwine.
Searchers found them during a five-day search in southwest Colorado that ended Wednesday.
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La Plata County investigators hope some of the first clues found since a 13-year-old boy disappeared in southwest Colorado last November will help solve the mystery.
Sheriff’s spokesman Dan Bender said in a statement Wednesday that further investigation, interviews and laboratory testing will determine if any of the items are related to the disappearance of Dylan Redwine.
About 45 officers spent five days searching a 12-mile stretch of Middle Mountain Road looking for clues in the case this week.
Investigators will not comment on the type of items found nor their condition, Bender said.
Dylan lived with his mother in the Monument area, but he went to Vallecito for a court-ordered visit with his father. The father said Dylan was gone when he came home from running errands Nov. 19.
The latest search for Dylan was conducted in the deep canyons and dense forest of the Middle Mountain area, north of Vallecito (vy-uh-SEE’-toh) Lake.
“The search area varies from hundreds of feet off the road to five feet off the road you have cliffs,” Bender told the Durango Herald ().
The case has drawn national attention, including an appearance by the parents on the “Dr. Phil” show. During the show, Elaine Redwine and Mark Redwine engaged in heated confrontation, with both accusing the other of responsibility for their son’s disappearance.
Bender said investigators earlier spent five days building a dam in a fruitless attempt to search the reservoir, and searches have occurred weekly since the snow melted.
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Information from: Durango Herald,
