Chance Englebert was last seen on surveillance video on July 6, 2019, confirming Chance walked north on 10th Street and then cut west through Terrytown. Though Dawn acknowledges there is certainly a chance her son may have left on his own, she and others still feel it would be out of character for him. 10:00 pm:Chance is seen for the last time on His wife, Baylee Englebert, told the Star-Herald that her husband had last been seen on Saturday, at about 7:30 p.m. He had left the home after becoming upset, she said. At the beginning of the investigation, Dawn said, Gering Police contacted the family regularly and after a period of time, she would reach out to them. He just kept walking until I couldnt see him. Chance Englebert, a 25 year old man went missing from Gering Nebraska on July 6th 2019, after a argument with family. Copyright Information, Website 2023 Nebraska Rural Radio Association | All rights reserved. Partial Skeletal Remains Found (Approx. And when I woke up the next morning and he wasnt there I knew it was bad.. Reports state that the remains have been confirmed to be a human arm bone, and law enforcement also collected a piece of cloth from the area. Chance is seen for the last time on surveillance video near the intersection of Terry Boulevard and Stable Club Road in Terrytown, Nebraska. Massive search efforts commenced several days later, but to no avail. After that her social media went dark and the family hired a lawyer. Monday will mark one year since the disappearance of Chance Englebert, a 25-year-old Moorcroft, Wyoming, man reported missing by his wife. Thats probably the most difficult thing not being able to put the pieces together to figure out what happened., He told the Star-Herald this week that Chances case remains an open, active investigation. Chance Leslie Englebert was a 25-year-old husband and father who had recently taken a new job in Moorcroft, Wyoming, before he disappeared from a family gathering on July 6, 2019. A witness tells investigators that she sees Chance at around 7:49 pm walking past a Domino's Pizza restaurant on 10th Street in Gering. Why are so many young men missing?? Authorities report that the investigation of a Wyoming man reported missing in July remains open, but to date, there has been no resolution to. Like I did that week, I beg you to let somebody know, she said. 2023 Nebraska Rural Radio Association. Officials release another image of Chance. Chance Englebert is a young father and husband who disappeared in the summer of 2019 while staying in the town of Gering, Nebraska. Chance was wearing a short sleeved wrangler. She agrees to pick him up before they return to her grandparents' home. According to police Chief George Holthus, over 147 people participate in ground searches in the area that Chance was last seen and 2,400 acres of land had been searched. The walk begins at the Domino's Pizza, where Chance had been seen for the last time by a witness the night of his disappearance, and continues to the last area he was seen on surveillance video. Rogers, who has been in law enforcement for 26 years, described Chances case as one of the most frustrating he has been involved in. 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Download the Uncovered Citizen Detective Guide to learn more about how thoughtful and safe online sleuthing. The Star-Herald did reach out to Baylee as part of this story, however, the woman declined to be interviewed, expressing concern because she said each time she or another family member have consented to an interview, they have received death threats or other threats that concern her about her sons safety. She had last seen him walking in the 700 block of O Street. Nearly a week after Chance was last seen, officials release a new photo of Chance, showing the clothing that Chance was wearing on the night of his disappearance. Baylee encourages anyone with information to contact her at 308-631-4919, or to contact Gering Police at 308-436-5089. Sign the "FBI Needed for Chance Englebert Disappearance" petition to call the FBI to help in Chance's disappearance. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. During a press conference Thursday, Gering Police Chief George Holthus reviewed the efforts by police and other authorities to locate Chance Englebert, 25. Lyndi DiSanto visits Baylee's home unannounced. His phone was turned off shortly afterwards. A $10,000 reward is offered by officials for information in Chance's case. | Website developed by Hollman Media, By setting this site as your home, you will be automatically redirected here whenever you go to https://ruralradio.com. He has not been seen or heard from since. Around 9:00 pm the night of Chance's disappearance, the weather turns for the worst as a thunderstorm sweeps through the area. Initial DNA testing efforts were unsuccessful, but the specimen is now with another testing lab, and results are still pending. I think whatever happened is really bad, Baylee said. Whether its a family member or someone helping, we welcome them, he said, saying all search teams and others have been cooperative throughout the investigation. Baylee later explains to investigators that she is not initially worried because Chance takes walks when he gets upset as a way to cool off. Before his phone is turned off, or the battery dies, Chance's phone pings for the last time from a cell tower near Riverview Golf Course, sometime between 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm. I wish he was here to see it happen.. In May of 2020, a Crook County Judge writes a temporary protection order for Baylee against South Dakota Ex-Senator Lyndi DiSanto. It is assumed that his cell phone is turned off, or the battery dies, shortly after. In 2019 Chance Englebert was in Nebraska celebrating the 4th of July with his wife's family. After an argument with. Anonymous tips can be reported to the We Help the Missing tip line at 866-660-4025. In May of 2020, a Crook County Judge writes a temporary protection order for Baylee against South Dakota Ex-Senator Lyndi DiSanto. A local hunter finds partial human remains on a property in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska near the North Platte River on October 18, 2021. 9:08 pm:A strange text is sent from Chance's phone. After Chance walked out of view, Baylee tried looking for him, but she didnt find him. He would not do that, she said. In an interview with the Star-Herald Wednesday, Baylee Englebert, the wife of Chance Englebert, said the family has gathered an $8,000 reward, hoping for information in Chances disappearance. Law enforcement is looking into that possibility. Chance and his wife Baylee traveled with their son from their home in Moorcroft, Wyoming to visit Baylee's grandparents in Gering, Nebraska for the weekend. The lead investigator from the Gering Police Department, Brian Eads, stated that there are currently no person(s) of interest, but law enforcement continues to receive tips, and they are investigating all of them. Baylee and her family assume that Chance had taken shelter in a nearby building during the storm. Police said the rains during the thunderstorm that night were heavy and cold, so in addition to the dangers of lightning, police were worried that Chance may have gotten hypothermia. 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This tower shows his phone pinging for the last time roughly 2-3 miles south or southeast of the tower. To make it worse she changed her story a half dozen times on that same page. Kluender is spreading the word about the reward through ads circulating in the area, including in today's Star-Herald, and a billboard on Avenue I, which is located in the general area where Chance's phone last pinged on a tower on the night of his disappearance. The night he disappeared, Chance was last seen in surveillance video around 10 pm walking past local businesses near the intersection of Terry Boulevard and Stable Club Road in Terrytown, Nebraska. He was such a good daddy in that three months.. Chance Englebert was last seen on July 6, 2019, near Gering, Nebraska. She said even thinking about him sitting at the kitchen table, sharing stories, makes her heart hurt. You can cancel at any time. Every first missed holiday, missed birthday, the missed graduation of a brother or even thinking about the missed firsts of Chances son, Banks, who was just three months old at the time the man went missing, it just hits you again, Dawn said. During this conversation, Chance tells his wife that he is walking south. It was a relaxing weekend with family that included a trip to the local rodeo and a round of golf. In 2018, he married Baylee and they had a baby boy, whom they named "Banks." Their future was bright. Matt MillerPerson With Information / Witness, Lyndi DiSantoPerson With Information / Witness, Chance and his wife visit her family in Nebraska. These are all things Dawn has said publicly several times and her story stays close to the same. Mysterious Missing Persons Unsolved!! Regarding my last statement I have family in the area that was involved in the searches that saw Baylee and her family distressed and doing everything possible to find Chance. When we work through this investigation, we work it like it was one of our own family members who was missing, he said. On Dec. 2, a day that marks Chances birthday, his grandmother, Linda Kluender, has announced a contribution of $200,000 toward the reward fund aimed at generating information in the missing mans case. Anonymous tips can be reported to the We Help the Missing tip line at 866-660-4025. Baylee's grandfather drives around the area looking for him around this time. Officer West is unable to confirm whether this sighting is credible. According to Gering Police Officer Shawn West, multiple reported sightings of Chance were reported in Casper, Wyoming in the week following Chance's disappearance. There was a problem saving your notification. According to Baylee, the last time anyone hears from Chance is at 8:46 pm that night. Nearly four years after the disappearance of a Wyoming man during a visit to Gering, his family continues to wait for answers. Chance Leslie Englebert was a 25-year-old husband and father who had recently taken a new job in Moorcroft, Wyoming, before he disappeared from a family gathering on July 6, 2019. Local law enforcement officials who arrived on scene were unable to locate any hitchhikers along I-25. Efforts included at least 18 different agencies and hundreds of people doing ground and air searches. Baylee told Dateline that Chance was out golfing with some of her family members when he became upset over a misunderstanding. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Like stupid excited.. Matt is unable to pick him up at this time, so he begins calling friends to see if anyone can pick him up instead. He wasn't a Saint but neither was she. In addition, authorities enlisted help from K-9 teams and water search teams to look for Chance in nearby bodies of water, all to no avail. Overview Timeline Sources. 8:46 pm:Last time anyone hears from Chance. Chance is 5 feet 9 inches tall, medium build and has sun-lightened brown hair. I just I want answers. The 25-year-old from Moorcroft, Wyoming, had traveled with his wife, Baylee, and their newborn son, Banks, to stay with Baylee's family over the Fourth of July holiday. I'm not sure how truthful that is, but maybe someone can shed some light on it? Where is Chance Englebert? ( NewsNation Now) Chance Englebert, 25, was a cowboy at heart. Rogers said that searchers would work until about 8 p.m. Monday and then gather again Tuesday morning to continue the search, working in a grid pattern. On July 6, 2019, a young father was spending the fourth of July weekend with his wife and son and his in-laws in Gering, Nebraska. Republishing, rebroadcasting, rewriting, redistributing prohibited. Photo courtesy Dawn Englebert It's been more than a year since Chance Englebert disappeared after leaving a home in Gering, Neb., and his family and friends are still working hard to keep the search going. According to the Chief of police, both Air Link and Nebraska State Police helicopters covered a combined 380 miles of air-searches, and K9s were used to search around 10 different local lakes and ponds, as well as the river. 7:00 pm:A walk and prayer vigil is held for Chance. Chance Englebert was last seen on surveillance video on July 6, 2019, confirming Chance walked north on 10th Street and then cut west through Terrytown. Law enforcement is looking into that possibility. Authorities report that the investigation of a Wyoming man reported missing in July remains open, but to date, there has been no resolution to. surveillance video, Chance's family makes a plea for information at a press conference, A walk and prayer vigil is held for Chance, FBI Needed for Chance Englebert Disappearance, Episode 14 Missing: Chance Englebert and Donald Dugger. The Nebraska DNA lab is currently testing DNA taken from the bone marrow. He loved that little boy. Theres a $17,000 reward being offered for information leading to the discovery of Chance or the identity of the person or persons responsible for his disappearance. Initially, the family announced an $8,000 reward, with that split between funds raised by family and friends and the other half matched by Kluender. I still wasnt that worried, Baylee said. Shortly after Chance walks away from Baylee's family's home, he calls his friend, Matt Miller, to ask him to pick him up. Chance Englebert has been missing since July 6, 2019. One theory that his team has heard from multiple sources is that Chances disappearance could be the result of a robbery gone wrong. He was visiting family when there was an argument and he left on foot. I didnt think he was serious.. Chance was last seen Saturday July 6th @ 7 pm in Gering, NE. "If it doesn't, I don't know what else would," she said. Dawn Englebert issued a plea to the public for help in finding her son during press conferences at the time of Chances disappearance. One theory that his team has heard from multiple sources is that Chances disappearance could be the result of a robbery gone wrong. Last Confirmed Physical Sighting Of Chance, 7:51 pm:Chance is seen on surveillance video. NewsNation first told you about his disappearance Wednesday. The last video of the man shows him walking in the area of the intersection of Terry Boulevard and Stable Club Road in Terrytown. "Not knowing where he is, what happened to him. Searches for Chance continue throughout July 9th, and investigators announce at the end of the day that the search will continue the following day. A Melbeta man setting up a goose blind located parts of a human body, which is now being evaluated by a state DNA lab. MISSING PERSON (Chance Englebert): You can solve this mystery! If you know anything about the disappearance of Chance Englebert, please call the Gering Police Department at 308-436-5088. He had left the home after becoming upset, she said. Over the last three years, the family had raised an additional $12,000 with funds from donations and pledges and sales of caps and shirts to help spread awareness about the case. 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They discussed her wanting to increase the reward, she said, and her husband "totally agreed" with her. Not knowing what happened to Chance and seeing speculation on social media from foul play to the man being killed in an accident that someone feared to report adds an extra degree of hurt., I know less today than I did then, Dawn said, when asked if there has been anything that gives police or Chances relatives any inkling about what happened to him that day. Related People Englebert has been missing since Saturday, when he left the home of his wifes grandparents after an argument. 2.". Gering Police Officer Shawn West visits the Walmart in Casper, and reviews over 6 hours of surveillance video. In addition to the searches last July which involved 17 different agencies and personnel searching from water using sonar and boats to grid searches with cadaver K9s Rogers says there have been other efforts, including K9 teams coming from other states to search a two to three mile area where Chances phone is reported to have last pinged. A father disappears on a walk after an argument with his relatives in Nebraska. When Chance didnt return by the next morning, his family notified local law enforcement, who launched an investigation and wide-scale search. Baylee and her family assume that Chance had taken shelter in a nearby building during the storm. Baylee said the last time anyone heard from Chance was about 8:46 p.m. Saturday. Anyone with information can contact the Gering Police Department at 308-436-5088 or private investigator Amanda Waldron at 307-797-0363. Baylee is continuing to go to nursing school and raise their son, Im just trying to do everything he wanted us to do the best I can.. Uncovered is where the most passionate true crime enthusiasts can learn from and teach others. He is such a big part of our lives.". She picked him up but drove back to her grandparents house instead. According to this witness, Chance is walking North towards Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Chance Englebert has been missing from Gering, NE since July 6, 2019 Chance Englebert vanishes in a tiny Nebraska town | NewsNation Prime Watch on Where is Chance Englebert? A Living Nightmare: 25-year-old man remains missing a year later. We want to be able to give Baylee, Dawn and extend friends those answers. If you have any information on the whereabouts of Chance, please contact the Scottsbluff Police Department at (308) 630-6261 or the Gering Police Department at (308) 436-5089. Their wedding day for example, Baylee pitched a fit because Chances family attended the wedding, well yeah, thats kind of what a family does. Officials release another image of Chance. Chance calls his wife, Baylee, from the golf course and explains that he is upset over a comment about his new job made by one of Baylee's family members. They drove back to her grandparents house, but Chance got upset again and started walking away from the house. Englebert has been missing since Saturday, when he left the home of his wifes grandparents after an argument. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. He is such a good father, Baylee said. Chance Englebert's wife, Baylee, wants me cited for stopping at their house. surveillance video. Listen to this episode to hear his story! Chance calls his wife, Baylee, from the golf course and explains that he is upset over a comment about his new job made by one of Baylee's family members. We later learn that Chance is also in contact with friends, whom he tells that he is walking north, in a ditch towards Torrington, Wyoming. Dawn Englebert, Chances mother, describes her sons disappearance as a living nightmare, every day., We go on and try to act like everythings good, she said. All rights reserved. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 7:00 pm:A walk and prayer vigil is held for Chance. It will still be some time before authorities receive answers involving a human arm bone found by an area hunter, Scotts Bluff County Sheriff . A year after Chance disappeared, friends and family of Chance, as well as several members of the community take a walk and hold a prayer vigil for Chance. Last Confirmed Physical Sighting Of Chance, 7:51 pm:Chance is seen on surveillance video. Thar is also the place that will not give permission to search around the property and the man who lives there chases people off, sometimes with a weapon. As she did last year, when her son first disappeared, Dawn said she continues to plea for an answer, urging anyone with information to contact local law enforcement or even another agency that they trust, including the Fall River Sheriff Department in the county that the Engleberts call home. A massive search was conducted, but Chase has not been se Jason Rogers acknowledged being unable to provide the family answers as one of the most difficult parts of the investigation. She made a plea to her son that if he ran away to please come home. Missing: Chance Englebert vanishes in a tiny Nebraska town According to Gering police, Englebert was golfing with his wife Baylee's family July 6 and got upset over comments made about how he'd be making less money at his new job. 7:46 pm:Baylee speaks to Chance for the last time. 1,079 talking about this. Englebert was 25 at the time of his disappearance. Unfortunately, he never returned home to his family. "We can say with relative certainty that Chance isn't in those areas," Holthus said. Baylee said she went out looking for her husband, but was unable to find him. Baylee later explains to investigators that she is not initially worried because Chance takes walks when he gets upset as a way to cool off. Matt is unable to pick him up at this time, so he begins calling friends to see if anyone can pick him up instead. Her grandfather went out to look for him, but no one had seen him. A strong thunderstorm went through Gering around 9 pm that evening, so Chances family speculated he may have sought shelter inside a local business or nearby building. Chance Englebert has been missing from Gering, NE since July 6, 2019, Chance, Baylee, and Banks the weekend he went missing, Chance Englebert on the day he went missing, Chance Englebert was 25 when he went missing, Chance Englebert's family at a press conference, The vehicle that may have been following Chance Englebert. Background Chance Englebert was born on December 3, 1993 and grew up on his family's ranch in Burdock, South Dakota. On July 6, 2019, Chance and his wife, Baylee, were visiting her grandparents in Gering, Nebraska, and Chance went golfing with some of Baylees family members. When a Wyoming cowboy spends a summer weekend visiting family in Nebraska, a disagreement prompts him to take a walk to cool down. Others even said she caused a ripple in Chances relationships. The prayer vigil is held at Terry's Lake, at the end of their walk. (LogOut/ I think one of the locations was down Owl RD where there's a dead end and a salvage yard. Chance was last seen wearing a short sleeve button-up Wrangler shirt, dark blue Wrangler jeans, roper-style boots and a black and white trucker hat. In addition, authorities enlisted help from K-9 teams and water search teams to look for Chance in nearby bodies of water, all to no avail. According to the Vanished podcast, Dawn tried to tell her to get marriage counseling and she basically said "you dont want to see your grandchild?" The lead investigator from the Gering Police Department, Brian Eads, stated that there are currently no person(s) of interest, but law enforcement continues to receive tips, and they are investigating all of them. It's not the first time that Kluender has donated to the reward fund, Chance's mother, Dawn said. . Kluender said she feels that is the best way to help ensure that tips are legitimate and followed up on. According to police Chief George Holthus, over 147 people participate in ground searches in the area that Chance was last seen and 2,400 acres of land had been searched. 9:00 pm:A thunderstorm rolls through the area. The family, who live in Moorcroft, Wyoming, were visiting Baylees grandparents in Gering, Nebraska on July 6, 2019, when their world was turned upside down. Contact her at 308-632-9054 or by email at maunette.loeks@starherald.com. Cell phone data shows his phone as last being in the vicinity of Owl Road, south of the Western Travel Terminal convenience store, at about 10 p.m. GERING Nearly two weeks after a Wyoming man was last seen, investigators say the man has not made contact with friends or relatives. 25 year old Chance Englebert was last seen in Gering, Nebraska on July 6, 2019. Theres people you can trust. Episode 34: The Mysterious Disappearance of Chance Englebert, Episode 2: The Disappearance of Chance Englebert, #145 - Question Regarding Chance Englebert Disappearance. Dig deeper into the stories you've heard before, and encounter many others you haven't, in ways that actually help. Authorities begin searching the North Platte River along with railroad property in the area where Chance was last seen two days earlier. Around 9:00 pm the night of Chance's disappearance, the weather turns for the worst as a thunderstorm sweeps through the area. Baylees family lawyered up almost right after he went missing. Investigators have tracked and investigated sightings from Oregon to Texas, he said. He was last seen wearing a short-sleeved button-down Wrangler shirt, Wrangler blue jeans, Roper boots, and black-and-white trucker-style ball cap.