Gabby Petito Case: Local Expert Doesn't Believe Brian Laundrie Could Survive In Alligator-Infested Swamp, Slams Missing 23-Year-Old's Parents For Not Doing More In Search
Sept. 27 2021, Published 11:12 a.m. ET
A local Florida man doesn't believe Brian Laundrie stands a chance of surviving in the Carlton Reserve — if he's even there.
The "person of interest" in Gabby Petito's homicide was announced missing on September 17 after reportedly going on a solo hike in the 25,000-acre swampy nature reserve three days before.
Police have been scouring the animal-infested woods ever since, but Florida rancher Alan McEwen told Fox News, "there’s no surviving out here."
"I’ve been in the woods in and out all my life … I have learned a lot in my life, and one thing I know is no one is gonna survive out there for two weeks on foot," he said. "Unless he’s got a butt like a duck and can float, he’s not in there."
When asked if there's any possibility that Laundrie could have died while trying to hide out in the reserve, McEwen said it's doubtful.
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