A private drone and kayakers joined a search party over the weekend as dozens of volunteers continued looking for a 26-year-old St. Bonifacius man who was last seen leaving the Prior Lake and Savage area on his way home more than two weeks ago.
Keegan Oyugi last made contact with family or friends about 4 a.m. June 12, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
The agency said he was last seen wearing a red-and-white vertical stripe shirt with a navy horizontal stripe at the chest, dark blue jeans and black-and-red Air Jordan shoes. He was driving a 2012 red Ford Mustang with a white stripe and a temporary Kansas plate C632096.
On Thursday, the Facebook group Find Keegan Oyugi organized a flier distribution event in downtown Chaska followed by a search party on Saturday that saw volunteers gather at Warren Butler Park in Savage.
The search was coordinated in partnership with the Facebook group, Minnesota Kenyan Association and Minnesota United, a missing persons organization created in 2013.
Abby Thies, co-founder of Minnesota United, said Oyugi was last seen at Buffalo Wild Wings in Savage, where his cellphone "pinged" about 4 a.m. Saturday.
Huldah Momanyi, with the Minnesota Kenyan Association, said Gavin Birchell, of Chanhassen-based White Hawk Drone Services, helped in the search, as did 80 volunteers.
Momanyi said a similar search is planned for next weekend.
