The EMPTY BOOTS Vanishing of Dylan Rounds

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1:01Hello, friends. Steve Stockton here with you. Welcome to our latest video. In this episode we bring you empty boots, the strange disappearance of Dylan Rounds. Join us. On June 11, 2022, volunteers gathered along with friends and family members at Centennial Park in Montelo, Nevada, ready to search for missing 19-year-old Dylan Rounds. Who disappeared on May 28th. Rounds has been living in Lucen, Utah, formerly known as Umbria Junction. Lucen is a ghost town in the Northwest corner of Utah near the Nevada border. It was abandoned in 1990 and has a population of one. Dylan Rounds was farming grains while attending Rigby High School in the remote area where he lived alone in a small travel trailer. It was reported that police found Rounds pickup truck outside his trailer, but his wallet and phone were missing and presumed to be with him. On May 26th,

2:01Dylan Rounds was last seen in a restaurant and later returned home where he talked to his family later that night. This is the last time the family had contact with him. In an unrelated incident, a hostage situation was called in by another family. When Elk Old County Sheriff's Office arrived to check the call out, it was soon realized that the call was a false alarm. However, while authorities were on the scene, they learned that missing teen Dylan Rounds was last seen around the same area. Other police agencies joined the hunt shortly after, including Box Elder County Sheriff's Department, the FBI, Equal Search, and several canine units. Several days of searching turned up nothing. Then, days turned into weeks. Authorities were using every piece of equipment they had to look for the missing teen. Several days were too windy to use aerial drones, but operators were able to use them a couple of times. Volunteers logged more than 300 hours of searching over a 3,000 mile area. This is in conjunction with the over 650 hours the Sheriff's Department put into the search.

3:02Dylan Rounds is known as a very responsible young man. He had been living in the area for over three years, working the farmland and harvesting grain. Dylan had a farm, Dylan had a goal, and he had a drive-in life so that he would absolutely not let anything, anything, take him away. This is a kid that the last three years has been out in the desolate desert tearing out new ground, stated Candace Cooley, Dylan's mother. She also said that Dylan had farming in his blood, and was working his land when other guys his age were out parting, dating, playing video games, and on social media. Not Dylan though, he was very determined to succeed as a farmer. Now here's where it gets a little strange. Dylan's boots were found near his home. 100 yards away from his truck are the police. These boots were his favorite footwear, and he was always wearing them. With the boots to be found without Dylan inside them was definitely not a good sign. But June 16, 2022, authorities were seeking help from the public

4:03locating the missing teen. His mother said she suspected foul play, but said she doesn't know who would want to harm her son. Box Elder County Sheriff's Office released a statement asking, if you have knowledge regarding the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Dylan Rounds, or know his current location, please contact the department. Dylan's family left Idaho and headed straight for the farm in Utah after realizing no one had heard from him in a few days. After arriving and contacting the authorities, the family decided to start looking into people that could have been dead against their son. His mother passed along two former employee names, along with another person's interest to the Sheriff's department. The employee said worked for Dylan, although it was never said in what capacity. In an interview with Dateline Justin Rounds, Dylan's father, said of his son, he had a lot of goals. He had a future in mind. The day he went missing, Dylan spoke as maternal grandmother but cut the call short as it had begun to rain

5:03and he needed to get the farm equipment put away as well as his grain seeds. The grandmother said Dylan's last words to her was, I can't talk right now, I need to get my seed truck. Dylan's grandfather had helped the teen purchase the property in 2019. His family stated that Dylan had grown up around the farming life and knew how to drive a tractor before most kids knew how to ride a bike. Dylan Rounds knew that he would be living and working the land alone and that was part of the allure for the young man. Living off-grid is becoming more and more popular these days as people are leaving cities for more rural areas, than it became even more appealing to people since the health scare that happened in 2019. This was his first crop, Dylan's mom said. He's one of those people that was born to be a farmer. It's a sandy desert. It's for people that want to be off-grid. Dylan returned home to Idaho to visit family often and to shower as the trailer he was living in didn't have running water. However, Dylan hadn't been home in a while

6:04as his crop was about to start sprouting. He was so excited, his mother said. I'm about to get my first crop this year, she recalled him saying. May 26 was the last time either parents spoke with Dylan. On May 30th, his mother received a phone call from one of Dylan's best friends with the name of JD Wild. He told the mother of the 19-year-old that no one had heard from Dylan since Saturday the 28th of May. That's when I knew we had a problem, his mother said. The family immediately left Idaho for Utah. When they arrived, all seemed to be in order at first glance, but Dylan was nowhere to be found. Candice contacted authorities later that day and the search was on. Dylan's boots were found behind a pile of dirt, which concerned both parents as Dylan was very particular about his boots and only wore one pair, same kind, same brand, same style. When they wear out, as mother said, he would go buy another pair, exactly the same kind, same color, same style.

7:07They were just casually tossed out there. That's when our hearts dropped. The kid doesn't go walking in the desert without his boots. It was reported that a red substance was found on one of the boots and will be sent to the lab for further testing. Also, when looking closer, Dylan's truck his family said it looked like it recently been washed and the seat was moved forward, suggesting someone shorter than Dylan had at the very least sat behind the wheel. His mother said, I'm 411 and Dylan is 511. I always have to move the seat up to drive it, but when I got in, the seat was scooted up so far I didn't have to move it to drive. The truck was also found to have the four-wheel drive engaged, which didn't work. The whole family knew it didn't work and Dylan often complained about it. Police haven't released everything that they found and marked as evidence to keep the scene as secure as possible. Dylan Rounds went missing on May 28, 2022. No one has heard from him nor seen him since. Box Elder County Sheriff,

8:08Elko County Sheriff, and the FBI are asking the public that if you or anyone you know may have seen Dylan or talked to him in the days before he was reported missing, please contact either their offices. The Box Elder County Sheriff's Office is at 435-723-5227. The Elko County Sheriff's Office is at 775-738-3421. Or the FBI Salt Lake City Branch 801-579-1400. You can also contact James, who's a family friend, at 813-993-2242. Email address find Dylan Rounds at gmail.com. Currently, there's a $20,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Dylan. Dylan Rounds is described as 5 foot 11 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, as brown hair and brown eyes. Fileplay is suspected, but Dylan is still listed as a missing person as of the time of this video.

9:09And as a side note here, before Dylan disappeared, he told his mother that he had counted a man walking down a road, barefoot, hitchhiking. The man asked Dylan for a ride and Dylan declined. After Dylan was reported missing, his mother reported this incident to the police. There's an article in the local paper, labeled family offering $20,000 reward for man disappeared after weird run-in was stranger. Dylan had told his mother the encounter and said the man was acting erratically and may have been high on something. In another report, a witness told police the stranger was in Montelo, asking about Dylan a few days later, and reports say the man got a ride to Dylan's trailer. Police have yet to confirm or deny these allegations. Detectives working on the case didn't immediately respond to requests for updates nor comments of status changes. However, the stranger's name was one of three given to police as possible suspects in the missing 19-year-old's case.

10:09Well, there you have it, folks. What do you think of this strange disappearance in the desert? I look forward to reading your comments, but please keep it friendly and respectful. Many times, the family of the missing will read these comments. So don't say anything you would want to read if it was your family member or loved one being discussed. Until we meet again, be good to yourselves and each other. Stay safe out there. As for me, I'll see you a little farther on down the trail. I'm Steve Stockton, and I'll talk to you next time. Tyler Reddick here from 2311 Racing. The rush of racing? Nothing beats it, but Chamba Casino comes close. Chamba's got fast spins, fun games, daily bonuses, and all the action you can handle. Now, that's a ride. Ready to hit the throttle? Get in the driver's seat and head to ChambaCino.com. Let's Chamba. Sponsored by Chamba Casino.

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