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At least three dive teams have joined the search for missing California 16-year-old Keeley Rodney at Prosser Creek Reservoir near Lake Tahoe.
They arrived at a cordoned-off boat ramp early Wednesday as the search for Rodney entered its fifth day and after fruitless efforts involving K-9s, ground vehicles, planes and boats.
Divers were in the boat ramp parking lot ahead of planned searches in areas of the reservoir, which is 60 feet deep at its lowest point. Crews told Fox News Digital that he plans to search underwater near shore.
A spokesperson for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital on Wednesday morning that there were no developments in the search overnight.
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In a joint statement, the Placer County and Nevada County sheriffs said they had assigned 265 officers to the case. The number of tips received rose to more than 300, tripling Tuesday’s total. However, authorities are still trying to find anyone who witnessed Rodney leaving the party before she disappeared.
Rodney was last seen around 12:30 a.m. Saturday at a party at the Prosser Family Campground inside the Tahoe National Forest in Truckee, California. Her phone last went off around 12:33 a.m. – minutes after she last spoke to a friend and one of the lead organizers of the search, Sammy Smith, 18.
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On Tuesday, the sheriff’s office shared a surveillance image showing Rodney’s outfit the night she disappeared. (Findkiely.com, Placer County Sheriff)
Authorities say Rodney and her boyfriend were among more than 100 teenagers and young adults attending a high school graduation party involving multiple area schools. Police said they suspect drugs and alcohol were involved at the gathering, but are pleading with those in attendance to come forward with any information about possible sightings of Rodney, promising not to punish anyone for partying.
“We’re not investigating you,” Angela Musallam, spokeswoman for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, told the teenagers Tuesday. “We are partnering with you to get any information regarding Keeley.”
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Rodney went missing near Campground 4 of the Prosser Family Campground in the Tahoe National Forest in Truckee, California, after attending a party. (Derek Schock for Fox News Digital)
On Tuesday, the sheriff’s office shared a surveillance image showing Rodney’s outfit the night she disappeared.
Authorities now say she was last seen wearing a “black strappy bodysuit” under green Dickies pants, as opposed to a black tank top as originally reported. He also wore a black belt with grommets and black Vans sneakers.
Authorities said late Tuesday that by the end of the fourth day of the search, they had “found nothing that they believe to be Keely’s.”
Rodney shown in two undated photos (findkiely.com)
Rodney’s mother, Lindsay Rodney-Nieman, told Fox News Digital earlier this week that she received a text from her daughter around 12:15 a.m. Saturday that she was coming home. The family lives about 10 miles away in a cabin south of Truckee.
Smith said she left the party herself around 12:25 a.m., believing Rodney intended to spend the night camping there.
Rodney was last seen after midnight on August 6 at a high school party involving dozens of young people at the Prosser Family Campgrounds in the Tahoe National Forest. (Derek Schock for Fox News Digital)
“The moment I left, I thought she was going to stay there,” Smith said. “They were all camping. It was late enough that she should have stayed. She’s not one to drive drunk or anything.”
Smith said that although they met several new people in the two to three hours at the party, she did not think any of them were suspicious and did not notice any older attendees.
Also missing is Rodney’s SUV, a silver 2013 Honda CRV with California license plate 8YUR127. There is a small head sticker on the rear window, under the rear wiper blade. (Findkiely.com)
Days of aerial searches involving planes and helicopters have turned up no signs of a crash, Musallam said. Investigators are treating the disappearance as a possible abduction, but have not issued an Amber Alert, which requires “confirmation” that a minor has been taken.
Rodney is described as 5-foot-7 and about 118 pounds. She has blonde hair and hazel eyes. She has a tattoo of the number “17” on her ribs. She has a nose ring and several other piercings.
Rodney was last seen at a rural campsite near the California-Nevada border around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, according to local authorities. (Sheriff of Placer County)
Her SUV is also missing — a silver 2013 Honda CRV with California license plate 8YUR127. There is a small head sticker on the rear window, under the rear wiper blade.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the Placer County Sheriff’s Office special tip line at 530-581-6320. Callers can remain anonymous.
The family is offering a $50,000 reward for Keeley’s return.
Michael Ruiz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.ruiz@fox.com and on Twitter: @mikerreports
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