A 20-year-old nursing student who was last seen being dragged from her house by a man dressed in camouflage might have been abducted in a home invasion Wednesday, authorities said.
Holly Bobo's 25-year-old brother told investigators that he saw the man dragging his sister across the carport at her family home in the community of Darden in Decatur County and toward a wooded area, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. Its violent crime response team was gathering evidence.
Since news spread, neighbors and people in nearby communities have poured out to help search, bring food and support family members who are holding together reasonably well, said Decatur County Mayor Michael Smith.
TBI said Bobo's brother was inside the house and the kidnapping was outside in the rural area of small, modest homes about 100 miles northeast of Memphis. A spokeswoman would not give more details on what the brother told them.
A dispatcher for the Decatur County Sheriff's Office said police used dogs and a helicopter in the search.
About 250 volunteers have come out to help, but the search had to be called off until it was light again Thursday, said Smith. Many had gathered at the rescue command post