Body and car in missing-teen search
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Divers searching for missing California teen Kiely Rodni said they discovered a body and an overturned car Sunday in the reservoir near where she was last seen more than two weeks ago.
A dive crew found what they believe is the 2013 Honda CRV that Rodni, 16, drove to a graduation party near the lake out of Prosser Creek Reservoir.
Nick Rinn, the diver who spotted the vehicle under the water, told The Post that its license plate matches the plate of the Honda Rodni was driving at the time of her disappearance.
However, police did not immediately identify the body. A spokeswoman for Rodni’s family said they had not confirmed the body was the teen’s.
The Placer County Sheriff, California Highway Patrol and Truckee Police were on site with a flatbed tow truck and two police divers had suited up.
Rodni was last seen at Prosser Family Campground in Truckee on Aug. 6. Fellow party-goers had reported that she had been drinking at the party.
Dive crew Adventures With Purpose was recruited by law enforcement for the probe and began searching the reservoir Sunday.
The Oregon-based crew of six divers gave it another go in hopes of finding any sign of Rodni, after at least three police dive teams had already searched the reservoir.
The divers searched nearly every body of water near Truckee before probing the water closest to where the party was held one last time.
The car and body were found about 20 to 40 feet from the water’s edge near a section of Prosser Family Campground where the party was held. The area is known to locals as “The Sanctuary” and overlooks the Prosser Creek Reservoir.
The discovery of the car and body comes after officials had announced that they would scale back the massive search for the teenager.