Owen assembled a route from the crash to the pumping station to the culvert.

“An injured man could have moved this far in stages,” he said.

“Whether he could have gone farther is the question.”

They followed the access road toward an old quarry.

At a fork, they found a plastic bag tied to a branch.

Inside was an empty drink pouch, damp paper, and a cheap key ring shaped like a star.

Denise recognized the key ring from Andrew’s truck keys.

She had bought it at a school fundraiser.