Search continues for missing Palmer teen

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Posted: July 29, 2009 - 12:33 pm

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From Rindi White in Wasilla:

Palmer Public Safety Director Jon Owen said emergency responders are still searching for missing Palmer teen Trenton Tunohun.

Tunohun, 17, was last seen near the Matanuska River early Monday morning wearing black and yellow shorts, a black hooded sweatshirt and Nike shoes. He's 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, according to Palmer police.

Between 35 and 40 people searched for Tunohun for five hours Tuesday after a friend of the teen reported him missing Tuesday afternoon. Owen said the search was suspended after 10 p.m. Tuesday night because it was too dark to see. The search resumed Wednesday afternoon.

Owen said Palmer police were called to the old Matanuska River Bridge near Palmer at about 3 a.m. Monday because of a disturbance. Six people were there, two adults and four juveniles, Owen said. The juveniles, including Tunohun, fled into trees when the officer arrived, he said. The teens later said they had been drinking.

Owen said the search has been difficult. The area between the bridge and Sherrod Elementary, less than a mile away, includes boggy areas and thick underbrush.

Anyone with more information about Tunohun is asked to call Palmer Police Detective Sgt. Kelly Turney at 745-4811.