Authorities working to locate the missing Kenai family have asked that the public avoid the search area as to not interfere with new resources they will be using.
Kenai Police Chief Gus Sandahl spoke about more resources that have joined the search efforts for Brandon Jividen, Rebecca Adams, and her two children who have been missing since late May.
Sandahl: “And I greatly appreciate the assistance provided by the Kenai Peninsula Borough volunteer CERT team, also member of the Army National Guard based here in Kenai, members of the Nikiski Fire Department, and other members of the community that have volunteered their time for the
He added that although they appreciate the public’s input and participation in providing information however…
Sandahl: “We are asking for members of the community to refrain from taking any of their own initiative to search on the trails and wooded areas in the northwest part of Kenai surrounding their residence. We have a specialized canine scent detection team arriving from out of state and we need the wooded areas and trails cleared out for that sustained period of time.”
Sandahl said that the new search and rescue dog team was organized by the FBI and he was not certain of where they were coming from.
