Gering Police continue to ask for the publics help with gathering video and information as officials from more than 16 agencies are search for a Wyoming man who has been missing since Saturday. Victims identified in fatal Furnas County crash, St. Agnes Catholic School Foundation hires new executive director, Law enforcement responds to threat at Sidney High School, Festival to fundraise for first grader's latest surgery, Prep boys golf: Scottsbluff wins home invite; Mitchell's Peters top individual, Village Trustees asked to solve 'unsightly property' issue, Ex-trooper was warned about social media activity before sexting discovered. She said goodbye to her friends in the evening. 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. photo courtesy: Dawn Englebert, via Facebook. There are so many firsts and were trying to get through them.. There was an error processing your request. He called her during the outing after he had an argument with his golf partners and asked her to pick him up so they could return to their home in Wyoming. Many teams that have worked with law enforcement have provided reports of those searches to the department. Find us online: https://www.newsnationnow.com/Get our app: https://bit.ly/3AbFrG3Watch us on TV or via streaming: https://bit.ly/3oxRmf5 The lead detective on Engleberts case, Brian Eads of the Gering Police Department in Nebraska, had contacted Dawn and her husband Everett earlier in the month to let them know that remains had been found but that given the high-profile nature of this case, they were not planning to make the information public until there was a DNA match. Dawn lives on a family ranch in Edgemont, South Dakota. When I found out I was pregnant, I was kind of freaking out, but he was so excited. 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. The last text message from his phone was sent just after 9 p.m. that day and contained an incomprehensible jumble of numbers and emojis, according to his Dawn, who questions whether someone else had his phone, because he never used the symbols in his messages. IE 11 is not supported. After all, she said, what else do you say when there are no new leads? Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. His wife last spoke to him around 7:45 p.m. that night when Chance told her he was walking south but he apparently told other friends that he was walking north, towards Torrington, Wyoming. For more information, please see our 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. In a statement posted on the Help Find Chance Englebert Facebook page, Engleberts mother Dawn told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday morning that family members have been in contact with the Scotts Bluff County Sheriffs department and are waiting for the results of a DNA test, which could take a couple of weeks to process. 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Thats what keeps us moving forward with this case.. What started out as a routine visit to relatives ended in heartbreak for one Edgemont family, who havent seen their son in two years. Baylee texted DiSanto on Oct. 23, 2019, or 2020 to say she didnt want to do an interview with her, court records show. The post includes a photo of DiSanto with the phrase #silenced over her mouth. 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. Reprinted with permission of Cowboy State Daily. The family of a Moorcroft man who has been missing for more than two years is waiting for the results of DNA testing to determine whether or not human remains found in western Nebraska Monday belong to their son. Leisek and Dawn have been correspoding by email for about a year, she said, and she asked him if he would consider looking for Chance should he ever be driving through Nebraska close to Scottsbluff. When we work through this investigation, we work it like it was one of our own family members who was missing, he said. Baylee said Chance couldnt wait to buy their baby a mini derby car. Cookie Notice She said Chance and his family were big participants of the Demolition Derby and he often could be found working on his derby car. He had left the home after becoming upset, she said. Englebert called his wife to come get him and told her he wanted to return home to Wyoming. The lead detective on Engleberts case, Brian Eads of the Gering Police Department in Nebraska, had contacted Dawn and her husband Everett earlier in the month to let them know that remains had been found but that given the high-profile nature of this case, they were not planning to make the information public until there was a DNA match. A native of Edgemont, South Dakota, Chance competed in rodeo competitions in high school and attended Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he studied welding and diesel mechanics. She wanted only one thing: Answers to what happened to her cherished grandson. On July 6, 2019, 25-year-old Chance Englebert spent the day golfing with family in Gering, Nebraska. During a press conference Thursday, Gering Police Chief George Holthus reviewed the efforts by police and other authorities to locate Chance Englebert, 25. I am under a court order to not speak on certain topics Id previously posted on, DiSanto wrote in a September 2020 post to her Lyn Seeks Truth Facebook page. Chance Englebert has been MISSING from NEBRASKA since July 6th, 2019. You trespassed onto Baylees property with no purpose other than to harass her and promote yourself, the lawyer wrote. Despite a massive search involving 17 law enforcement agencies, drones, divers, cadaver dogs and hundreds of volunteers on foot, horseback and ATVs as well as several searches led by friends over the past two years between Gering and Torrington Englebert remains missing. 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. Leisek, who often teams up with law enforcement agencies for searches had been planning to dive the 7-acre Terrys Lake and other surrounding ponds in Terrytown, Nebraska, which is one of the last places that Englebert was seen on grainy surveillance footage walking past an apartment complex. He was a married father and was in the process of changing careers. Over the last year, he said, they have not generated any leads that have brought them any closer to bringing the case to a close. Englebert has been missing since July 6, 2019. Federal law says DiSanto cant possess or use firearms while the protection order is in place. Chief George Holthus said the search efforts have included 147 people participating in ground searches, 2,400 acres searched, 18 agencies involved, Air Link logged 280 miles and the Nebraska State Patrol helicopter logged 100 miles. These are the deadliest national parks in the U.S. Biden vows banking system is 'safe and sound', Iconic TV sets and artifacts up for auction. The sheriff was very kind and said until DNA is back its just hard to say, she said. Contact her at 308-632-9054 or by email at maunette.loeks@starherald.com. Something happened to him.. Bring Chance home for his family, for his brothers bring him home and let us give him a good bye, a decent good bye thats all were asking for, said family friend, Echo Brosmire. 25 year old Father/Husband missing for 1 year today. Chance and his wife, Baylee, 20, met two years ago and fell in love. Error! 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.. We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as they happen! One theory that his team has heard from multiple sources is that Chances disappearance could be the result of a robbery gone wrong. He had left the home of one of her relatives after a disagreement. If that's what happened and Chance needed a break, to decompress, whatever, there is no criminal charges," Holthus said. Since then, authorities, friends and family have. He would not do that, she said. Baylees lawyer sent DiSanto a cease and desist letter on April 24, 2020, court records show. When Chance didnt return by the next morning, his family notified local law enforcement, who launched an investigation and wide-scale search. He is Caucasian, 59 with a medium build and has brown, sun-lightened hair and hazel eyes. Dawn also announced that a planned dive in Terrys Lake with Jared Leisek and his dive team from the YouTube channel Adventure with Purpose Dive has been postponed his dive pending the DNA results. Leisek, who often teams up with law enforcement agencies for searches had been planning to dive the 7-acre Terrys Lake and other surrounding ponds in Terrytown, Nebraska, which is one of the last places that Englebert was seen on grainy surveillance footage walking past an apartment complex. 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. Chance Englebert Disappeared Blog Flag this event July 6, 2019 Evening: Chance calls his wife 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. You have permission to edit this article. "Multiple people have come forward," she said. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. DiSanto texted back that she hoped there would be a positive outcome to the case and that she would let her followers know about her decision to decline the interview. Anyone with information can contact the Gering Police Department at 308-436-5088 or private investigator Amanda Waldron at 307-797-0363. Chance Englebert, 25, grew up in Wyoming, a cowboy at heart. Tips can also be called in to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-422-1494. The officer told DiSanto about what Baylee said and that if she continues to make contact, he will document it. He always wanted more land on this ranch, Dawn said. Dawn told the Star-Herald that her son had called a friend, seeking a ride to leave. 25-year-old Chance Englebert would spend the afternoon of July 6th, 2019, golfing with a few of his in-laws. He was very patient with us and explained the different cycles of water and how and what it does to a body. He acknowledged that while authorities have no evidence to indicate foul play in this case, they also have no evidence to rule it out completely. Baylee encourages anyone with information to contact her at 308-631-4919, or to contact Gering Police at 308-436-5089. according to a July 2020 article by the Lincoln Journal Star. We want to be able to tell people, 'This is what happened,' he said. She is joined by Chance's father, Everett; son Miles, and Baylee Englebert, the wife of Chance, and the couple's son, Banks. When he gets mad, hell walk to cool down, Baylee said. Surveillance footage shows him walking in Gering and Terrytown, and police have found where his phone last pinged. I beg of you that.. Two months after the disappearance of 25-year-old Wyoming father Chance Englebert, family and friends still don't have answers. In a statement posted on the Help Find Chance Englebert Facebook page, Engleberts mother Dawn told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday morning that family members have been in contact with the Scotts Bluff County Sheriffs department and are waiting for the results of a DNA test, which could take a couple of weeks to process. Maunette Loeks is deputy editor for the Star-Herald. 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. Rogers, who has been in law enforcement for 26 years, described Chances case as one of the most frustrating he has been involved in.