THE frantic search for a missing 15-year-old boy continued on Sunday as police attempted different methods to try and locate the teen, including playing his favorite song.
Sebastian Rogers was last seen on February 26 at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, about 18 miles northeast of Nashville.
KOIN 6Sebastian Rogers, 15, was last seen on February 26 at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee[/caption]
KOIN 6Sumner County Sheriff officials played Sebastian’s favorite song through a loudspeaker to try and help find the teen[/caption]
KOIN 6Police have deployed boats and helicopters to try and locate the 15-year-old[/caption]
TBISebastian Rogers’ family has declined to speak out publicly about the boy’s disappearance[/caption]
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office has deployed drones, K-9s, and horses and is using boats and helicopters to try and locate the teen.
Sumner County Sheriff’s Depute Chief Eric Craddock said they’ve been playing Sebastian’s favorite song on a speaker to try to local him.
“We were told that his favorite song was ‘Eye of The Tiger.’ We tried playing that to kind of call him and let him know we’re here to help,” Craddock told ABC affiliate KOIN-TV.
Sebastian’s relatives have declined to speak publicly or share details about the boy’s disappearance.
“Understandably, there is interest in hearing from friends and family to help provide more of a personal context about Sebastian,” the family said in a statement through the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations.
“However, we have been requested by the family to let social media know that they are not in a position to speak to or be available to the media at this time.”
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations said the family is cooperating with officials in their search for Sebastian.
Police said Sebastian’s home has been searched at least 10 times.
Craddock is asking residents to inspect any creeks, streams, or bodies of water that may be on their property.
They also ask that residents check for footprints as heavy storms moved across Hendersonville on Wednesday.
In addition, residents are urged to check home security footage from February 25 and 26.
The 15-year-old was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and glasses.
He is 5’5′, 120 pounds, and has dark blond hair.
Investigators have reason to believe Sebastian may have traveled as far as Clarksville.
‘PEOPLE WANT TO HELP’
Meanwhile, dozens of Tennesseans have volunteered to aid in the search.
“Yesterday, we had a group from East Tennessee come in and they’re mountainous experts and they do caves,” Ken Weidner, director of Sumner County Emergency Management Agency, told local Nexstar Media Group affiliate WKRN.
“So, any cave that we’ve marked, we’ve had them in those caves.”
Members of the Tennessee National Guard have also been door knocking to make residents aware of the teen’s disappearance.
“One thing about Tennessee and the Southeast is that we’re always going to have people that want to help, and we’ve gotten calls from people across the state for people who want to come in and help us,” Weidner told WKRN.
“The thing we got to do is be able to manage that. So, we track everybody that’s on the ground.
“It’s great to be able to call in specialized groups that do the things we can’t do,” he continued.
“It’s really good.”
A minimum reward of $3,500 has been promised by an anonymous group of business owners in the area, according to WKRN.
Anyone with information regarding Sebastian’s whereabouts should contact the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office at (615) 451-3838 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
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