Brian Laundrie Search: Authorities Increase Manpower At Carlton Reserve, 'More Police Activity' Reported As Witnesses Claim Fugitive Was Seen Running From Parents' Backyard
Oct. 6 2021, Published 1:26 p.m. ET
Authorities have increased manpower at the Carlton Reserve as witnesses have stepped forward claiming they saw Brian Laundrie running from his parents' backyard days after it was claimed he went on a solo hike and never returned.
According to News Nation Now reporter Brian Entin, "There is more police activity today than we have seen recently at Carlton Reserve." He also adds that a "large drone" is being used to assist authorities.
In an aerial video of the scene, several police cars are seen parked on the side of a dirt road along with black SUVs and one white van.
Officers in uniform are seen wandering into the brush, only to disappear in seconds.
The added police presence comes on the heels of witnesses stepping forward with claims they saw Brian running from Christopher and Roberta Laundrie's backyard on September 17, the day they reported him missing.
At the time, his parents claimed he went hiking in the Carlton Reserve on September 14 and was never heard from again. That story has since changed.
On Tuesday, the Laundrie family attorney claimed his parents go