Flooding Could Hamper Efforts to Find Missing Boy

RIMROCK, Ariz. - A week has passed since a 2-year-old was lost after wandering out of his family’s tent, but there has still been no sign of Syler Newton.

The 2-year-old was last seen at his family's campsite near Rimrock. When the family woke up, they said Syler was gone. It is still not known if Syler wandered off or was abducted.

With a flood warning in effect, there are now new concerns for crews looking for the boy.

Authorities have been combing through a landfill in hopes of finding some evidence that will lead to the boy and in fear that they might find him dead.

Yavapai County sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said Saturday that deputies, FBI agents and forensic specialists have looked through 200 tons of waste material at the Gray Wolf Landfill for
anything that might help them find 2-year-old Syler Newton.

They plan to look through more next week.

So far, no evidence related to the case has been found at the landfill.