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Mother Of Missing Tupper Lake Teen "Overwhelmed" By Search
Story Published: Mar 12, 2012 at 11:52 AM EDT
Story Updated: Mar 12, 2012 at 6:15 PM EDT
Volunteers gathered near Tupper Lake Monday morning to begin searching for a missing teenager.
Police said 18 year old Colin Gillis was last seen early Sunday morning.
His mother reported him missing at around 5:30 p.m. later that day.
About 60 volunteers gathered to begin searching in an area between Tupper Lake and Piercefield near the Franklin-St. Lawrence County line.
Gillis' mother says she continues to "hold onto hope" her son will be located.
Patricia Gillis told 7 News she is"overwhelmed" by the numbers of volunteers who are taking part in the search for her son.
Volunteers, many friends of the teen, are joining State Police and Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers in the search for Gillis.
The missing teen's brother, Lyndon Gillis, has spent the past two days searching for some sign of his brother.
"I know we will find him. I just want to find him and get him home," he said.
Gillis reportedly wandered away from a social gathering at a private residence around 2 a.m. Sunday.
A motorist reported seeing someone on Route 3 who fit his description around that time, but state police were later unable to locate him.
Monday afternoon, police said they recovered two items along the highway that are believed to belong to Gillis.
Officials would not say exactly what they found.
In addition, search teams used air boats to find holes in ice where Gillis might have fallen through; they found none.
Police said Gills had a cell phone with him, but his parents say their repeated calls have not been answered.
Police said it will take a while, but they hope to use the cell phone's signal to find Gillis.
Gillis is a graduate of Tupper Lake High School and a pre-med student at SUNY Brockport.
Police said Gillis is 6 feet tall and weighs 170 pounds.
He was wearing a white shirt with black stripes, blue jeans and red sneakers.
Anyone with information that may help in locating Gillis can call DEC's Ray Brook dispatch center at 518-897-1300.
You can also call State Police in Ray Brook at 518-897-2000.
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3 comments:
There has not been enough cooperation from friends and those in attendance at that party. Also the girlfriend needs to be looked at closely.
If someone knows all of the individuals at that party could they please make them known.
Who was the "bully" everyone is talking about who was violent at that party? Could it be a person who is related to a prominent person known in Tupper Lake? Why are the kids at that party remaining quiet? Someone said they were afraid of being in trouble with their school for drinking. That is a lame reason. Also Why was Rich Rosentretter (the guy who says he encountered Colin on the road that night) on the road driving with his elderly mother so late at night? seems like a fishy story.
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