It has not been confirmed that the body of Kiely Rodni has been located
MONDAY Update: During a joint press conference in Truckee Monday, law enforcement said it is likely the body found in Prosser Creek Reservoir is that of missing 16-year-old Kiely Rodni. An autopsy is being conducted on Tuesday.
The non-profit dive recovery team, Adventures With Purpose, said they found Rodni’s submerged vehicle in 14 feet of water on Sunday, April 21.
Nevada County Sheriff Shannon Moon said they believe the body is that of Kiely, but they will wait for the autopsy to confirm identity.
“We recovered the vehicle last night,” said Moon during Monday’s news conference. “We have located a decedent inside the vehicle. We believe it is our missing person. We have not been able to positively identify, but it’s more than likely.”
This remains an active investigation. CHP is conducting a thorough fatality traffic collision investigation and law enforcement is continuing its investigation. Since it is ongoing no specific details are being released at this time and the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office could not comment if there was foul play involved.
Over 15,000 man-hours were dedicated to finding Kiely over the last two weeks.
The car was removed from the water and transported to the FBI office for further investigation.
The law enforcement command center dedicated to the search said they were not contacted by Adventures with Purpose and found out about their claims to have found Kiely and the car on social media.
PLACER COUNTY, Calif. – The Placer County Sheriff’s Office will hold a press conference on Monday, August 22 concerning a report from the underwater search and recovery team, Adventures with Purpose, that a body and vehicle were found in Prosser Creek Reservoir.
Adventures with Purpose announced on social media they found Kiely Rodni on Sunday in her upside-down car in the reservoir. They reported the car was in 14 feet of water.
At this time, the Placer County and Nevada County sheriff’s offices and the FBI and allied agencies are at the scene to investigate the findings. The identity of the decedent has not been confirmed.
The press conference will be held at the Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District, 10981 Truckee Way, Truckee.
Kiely, from Truckee, was last seen at a party at Prosser Family Campground with 200-300 juveniles and young adults, which is adjacent to the reservoir, around 12:30 a.m. on August 6. Since then, multiple agencies and volunteers have been involved in trying to locate the 16-year-old who was to start college next month.
During the last two weeks, search teams have combed the Prosser Creek Reservoir area and surrounding terrain, and law enforcement has held daily briefings and received thousands of tips to go through.
The reservoir has an 11-mile shoreline.
This is a developing story and no other details are available at this time.