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Kiely Rodni: Missing teen feared trafficked after 'sketchy, older guys' crashed party

Investigators revealed on Sunday, August 7, that Kiely had attended the party along with more than 100 other teens and young adults

TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA: Kiely Rodni's loved ones fear the teenager may have been trafficked after the campground party she was last seen at was allegedly crashed by "sketchy, older guys."

The missing 16-year-old was seen driving away from an end-of-school event at the Prosser Family Campground near the town of Truckee, California, just after midnight on Saturday, August 6. Investigators revealed on Sunday, August 7, that Kiely had attended the party along with more than 100 other teens and young adults. Her cell phone has been out of service since she disappeared.

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18-year-old Sami Smith, who was with Kiely for most of the night and one of the last people to speak to the teen, told The Sun that there were "sketchy, older guys" at the event. "The last recording sighting of her was 12.40 am. I was the last person to speak to her at 12.36 am when she asked me if I still needed a ride home," Smith told the newspaper. "Now we know there were a lot of college people. Teens are coming out [with information] in our teen-to-teen talks. There were a lot of sketchy, older guys that were seen there. This was right about when I left, when we had the last contact."

42-year-old Marika Beck, a close friend of Kiely's mom Lindsey Rodni-Nieman, said she heard that "a lot of older boys had crashed the party" and feared the missing teen may have been "trafficked" to an unknown location. "We have been told she [Kiely] may have been with one or more older boys," Beck told The Sun. "Around 12.30 am, these guys showed up and it got kind of weird. A lot of the younger teens chose to leave at this time. It was meant to be just teens in the woods, they party there all the time, it's unregulated and it's not a campground."

Beck said the "teen-drinking" paraphernalia event was a "parent's worst nightmare." She continued, "There is drinking and stuff, it's really unfortunate. It is a parent's worst nightmare and we're just trying to get her home. We are asking any teens to come forward. She did not run away, she is a good girl, and she graduated a year early with honors. She is one of the most exceptional teenagers I've ever met in my life. Just like most teens, she wanted to have fun with her friends. This would be totally out of character." Beck added, "We're really concerned she's been taken out of state, potentially trafficked, and heading to the borders, so if we can get the borders actively lock down and patrolled for every f***ing car that goes through there, it's very likely she's still in the car because they haven't found it."

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Authorities said Kiely was last seen wearing Dickies pants and a black tank top. She has several piercings, wears a nose ring, and stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 115 pounds, with blonde hair and hazel eyes. The teenager's vehicle -- a silver 2013 Honda CRV with a California license plate No 8YUR127 -- has also been reported missing. Kiely recently graduated from Forest Charter School in Truckee. 

Authorities have set up an anonymous tip line to assist with the search. If you or anyone you know has information regarding Kiely Rodni's whereabouts, you are urged to contact the authorities at 530-581-6320, and press option 7. Callers can remain anonymous. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also has a 24-hour hotline at 1-800-843-5678.