Police Search Florida Swamp for Boyfriend of Blogger Gabby Petito

Search teams are back out at a Florida nature park to search for the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, who authorities say was killed while on a cross-country trip with him.

North Port police spokesperson Joshua Taylor says the search resumed around 8 a.m. Wednesday at the 24,000-acre wilderness park.

Investigators say Brian Laundrie's parents told them he had gone there after returning home without Petito on Sept. 1.

The search includes thousands of acres of forbidding, swampy subtropical terrain full of alligators, snakes, turkey, deer and other wild creatures.

There are more than 100 miles of hiking and horseback riding trails.

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[wonderwaffle]

They aren’t going to find him, chances are he’s already far from where they are searching since his parents gave him basically a 3 day head start. If they find him both him and his parents need to be charged.

[williamwilson]

He’s not in that reserve. The mosquitoes would have driven him out.

[Kingfisher]

If he’s out there, he’s not alive.
I sure hope these aren’t the FBI agents who investigated Nassar and US Gymnastics.

[XiyuYang]

I don’t mean to belittle how tragic this is and how hard this hits her loved ones, but I don’t understand why this particular case got so much traction while hundreds of other similar ones every year barely get attention. Am I missing something here?

[patriciamuench]

Can't imagine the heartache her parents and family are feeling seeing her crying so far away and they couldn't help her. The most horrible thing that can happen to a parent.

[orlandotouristtraps]

The parents know where he is no doubt.

[METChristever]

Just so sad. Wish cops in Moab could have done more when it's obvious she was suffering & in a bad situation.

[decodeddiesel]

He's obviously not there. The kid is probably halfway to Timbuktu at this point.

[davidcarson]

Put the parents in jail and interrogate the sh t out of them.

[harperwelch]

I wish this hadn’t turned into a media hot potato, to be tossed around for entertainment’s sake. It’s a deep tragedy for two families and should not benefit sensationalist media.

[tondamarsee]

This is so damn sad, smh, WHY??? WHY WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL SOUL WITH SUCH A LOSER????

[thecryingame]

They’re wasting valuable time and money in that swamp (after completely bungling this from the get go...) He’s not there. He’s long gone. The FBI let his ‘complexion of protection’ give him a two week head start. The incompetence is just next level

[alexcastro]

What's the hurry to find this dude?.... He's going to pop up sometime for food if he's still alive. He's not Crocodile Dundee... What about the thousands of other people missing?

[GreddyReaddy]

Funny how his parents aren’t worried or looking for him, they know he’s on the lam

[Marinak.]

He is not in the swamp. He is in a camper somewhere. Quit wasting time and get him already.

[whyxkrz]

Why just report on this missing European-American girl? There are many other missing Native & Mexican indigenous girls missing that the media can report at the same time.

[darrellee]

Dirty laundry threw away and killed the best thing that has ever happened to him, he threw her away like a piece of trash

[moosehat]

This is extremely heart-breaking and I hope justice is brought, but why is this story everywhere? Things like this kinda happen all the time? Am I missing something?

[STRZB]

I’m not trying to be an asshole, I’m just genuinely curious why this is getting so much attention. Don’t get me wrong, it’s horrible and sad, but how many people does this happen to in a year? I’ve heard of hundreds of cases like this but they never blew up this much.

Am I missing something?

[larrypaden]

Please pray that he is found sooner than later! Justice for Gabby!!