Police blasted ‘Eye of the Tiger’ in the Tennessee woods during a desperate search for an autistic boy who disappeared from his home a week ago.
Sebastian Rogers, 15, is believed to have left his family home with a flashlight in the early hours of February 26. His parents reported him missing at 6:30 am
Tennessee state troopers used a speaker attached to a drone to play the Rocky theme song, Sebastian’s favorite song, hoping it would entice him to come out if he was hiding.
The state Bureau of Investigation posted an endangered child alert for the teen on the day he disappeared, and officials have since deployed drones, dogs, boats, horses and helicopters in the search for him.
Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers, 15, is believed to have left his family home with a flashlight in the early hours of February 26. His parents reported him missing around 6:30 a.m.
The state Bureau of Investigation posted an endangered child alert for the teen on the day he disappeared, and officials have since deployed drones, dogs, boats, horses and helicopters in the search for him.
Tennessee state troopers used a speaker attached to a drone to play the Rocky theme, Sebastian’s favorite song, in hopes of luring him out if he’s hiding.
“They told us their favorite song was ‘Eye of The Tiger,'” said Chief Deputy Eric Craddock of the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department.
‘We try to play that to call him and let him know we’re here for him. I’m sure you could see what’s going on here and feel intimidated.
‘But if you see this news, I want you to know: Sebastián, come out, we are here to help you. We just want to get you home safe and sound.
“We have no clues or details that indicate Sebastian is not alive,” Craddock added in an update on Monday.
He said officials were now “reducing” the ground search as they “moved to the investigative side.”
“We’ve consulted with search and rescue experts and they’ve told us, ‘You’ve done everything you can do.'”
Sebastian lives on Stafford Court in Hendersonville, on the northeast outskirts of Nashville, and is believed to be wearing glasses with a black sweatshirt and sweatpants.
Sebastian lives on Stafford Court in Hendersonville, on the northeast outskirts of Nashville, and is believed to be wearing glasses and a black sweatshirt and sweatpants.
The search continues for Sebastián (left), 15 years old, missing for a week
Hundreds of trained search team members have covered 2,000 miles on foot throughout Hendersonville.
Late last week, Craddock said they were “operating under the assumption that Sebastian is gone,” adding that his family had been cooperating.
Hundreds of trained search team members have covered 2,000 miles on foot throughout Hendersonville. Among them are mountain experts.
Police have asked locals to check their properties, “including crawl spaces, sheds, small areas and any other places where a child who likes to hide may be.”
Hundreds of trained search team members have covered 2,000 miles on foot throughout Hendersonville.
They include mountain experts who have been checking nearby caves, according to Ken Weidner, director of the Sumner County Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
“We had a group come from East Tennessee yesterday and they’re experts on mountains and making caves,” Weidner said. WKRN.
“So any caves we’ve marked, we’ve had in those caves.”
Late last week, Craddock said they were “operating under the assumption that Sebastian is gone,” adding that his family had been cooperating.