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.
Volunteers continue search for missing 26-year-old St. Bonifacius man
The 26-year-old was last seen Saturday, June 19.
June 27, 2021 at 4:03PM
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.
Momanyi also said Oyugi had played basketball at Crown College and was going to play overseas.
The private Christian college in St. Bonifacius listed Oyugi's hometown as Wichita, Kan., and said he transferred from Yellowstone Christian College in Billings, Mont.
A June 2020 article from head coach Luke Herbert reported that Oyugi won an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference All-Conference Honorable Mention award before graduating that spring.
"His performances were only outdone by his personality," Herbert wrote.
Oyugi is 5 feet 9 and 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Officials ask that anyone with information on his whereabouts call 911 or the Minnetrista Public Safety Department at 952-446-1131.
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