Follow the New York Post’s news updates as authorities continue their search for Brian Laundrie after the death of his girlfriend Gabby Petito.
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By Yaron Steinbuch Cops refute claim that campsite found during Brian Laundrie search
By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Brian Laundrie’s father arrived at a vast Florida nature reserve Thursday to join the weeks-old search for his fugitive son, who is sought in the disappearance and death of Long Island native Gabby Petito.
Chris Laundrie left his North Port home early in the day and arrived at the Myakkahtchee Creek Environmental Park next to the 25,000-acre Carlton Reserve, where authorities have been searching for the 23-year-old since Sept. 18.
“Chris was asked to point out any favorite trails or spots that Brian may have used in the preserve,” Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino said in a text on Thursday.
Brian Laundrie's father arrived at a vast Florida nature reserve Thursday to join the weeks-old search for his fugitive son, who is sought in the disappearance and death of Long Island native Gabby Petito.
Chris Laundrie left his North Port home early in the day and arrived at the Myakkahtchee Creek Environmental Park next to the 25,000-acre Carlton Reserve, where authorities have been searching for the 23-year-old since Sept. 18.
"Chris was asked to point out any favorite trails or spots that Brian may have used in the preserve," Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino said in a text on Thursday.
Police reportedly found “found fresh traces of a campsite” at the sprawling, 25,000-acre Carlton Reserve in Sarasota, even as they investigate dozens of possible Brian Laundrie sightings in North Carolina.
The father of Brian Laundrie is expected to leave hiding and join authorities in their massive manhunt for his fugitive son, the family’s lawyer says.
Law enforcement on Wednesday requested the help of Chris Laundrie — and the father happily consented, though he wasn’t part of the day’s search, according to the lawyer, Steven Bertolino.
It was not immediately clear when the father will begin assisting.
