Breaking News Updates:

4:45 p.m. Tuesday: ISU Police have blocked off areas around Lake LaVerne, near the

Memorial Union, and parts of Lincoln Way in relation to the search for

missing ISU student Abel Bolanos, sophomore in English. They have

called in extra law enforcement officials to help block off the area.

CyRide routes have been redirected. They are rerouting pedistrians

from the north sidewalk of Lincoln Way and Lake LaVern and asking that

they use the south sidewalk.

Developing Story:

Foul play is not suspected as the search for a missing ISU student develops into a door-to-door canvas of the community.

Abel Bolanos, sophomore in English, has made no contact or communicated with anyone since about 4 a.m. Saturday when he was last seen leaving a party at 208 S. Hyland Ave. Bolanos was believed to be heading south on Hyland toward his residence hall, 2303 Wallace Rambo, when he disappeared.

At 10:30 a.m. Monday, an unidentified person turned in Bolanos’ credit and debit card to his bank in Ames. The person who brought the cards into the bank told the bank teller they found the cards, but didn’t specify where, said ISU Police Cmdr. Gene Deisinger.

There wasn’t any activity on Bolanos’ accounts and the bank reported the loss of credit cards happens frequently. The bank was unaware of the seriousness of the return and didn’t ask any questions of the person who brought them in. Deisinger is asking the person who turned in the bank cards to contact ISU police.

Efforts have also extended past the Towers area and have now spread to the route between Bolanos’ last whereabouts and his residence hall.

“There is a door-to-door canvas of the residential areas from the area of Hyland and Lincoln Way,” Deisinger said at a press conference held outside Wallace at 5 p.m. Monday. “We will [then] precede south and east throughout the residential areas going door to door and yard to yard soliciting any information about the activities or whereabouts of Abel Bolanos, as well as doing a yard to yard search of those properties with the assistance of the owners.”

Search efforts in Bolanos’ dorm building and surrounding areas haven’t yielded any indications of his presence. Both the Wallace and Wilson buildings have been searched extensively, even though Wilson is unoccupied. There are plans to search both buildings again to ensure nothing was missed.

The search has been limited to areas surrounding his last known whereabouts and has not yet taken a wider range. Authorities are in communication with family from his hometown of Rolling Meadows, Ill., but do not have motive to travel outside the area to his home location.

Authorities have also made efforts to utilize “infrared detection to attempt to locate [Bolanos] in the outlying fields and wooded areas, and today we have not been successful in that regard,” Deisinger said.

The Iowa State Patrol put an aircraft in the air with heat-seeking capabilities, and used it to search farmlands near Towers on Sunday night between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m.

It is also believed Bolanos tried to gain entry into his Wallace residence, but was unable to because he didn’t have his keys.

“He did not have his keys with him, and the building he lives in is access controlled. It does not appear that he was able to access [and] there is no evidence that he has been [in his room] recently,” Deisinger said. “There has been no sign of activity.”

Bolanos was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt and brown shoes, which contribute to the concern of exposure since his disappearance.

Sunday night saw temperatures drop to below 40 degrees, while wet and rainy conditions persisted throughout the weekend. Cold temperatures are also forecast for the rest of the week, with highs of only 40 degrees after Tuesday.

“With precipitation and cold weather, we are very concerned about if he’s been out in the environment and the potential of exposure,” Deisinger said.

Marivelle Bolanos, an older sister of the missing student, expressed her gratitude for the authorities’ efforts, and urged the community to keep looking for her brother.

“I would like to ask anyone who is listening to please help find my brother Abel. This is not like him at all, so we are very concerned,” Marivelle said.

“He has not been in touch with anyone – not his friends, his coworkers and not his family, and that is not like him at all.”

Marivelle also addressed her brother and told him if he is watching to please contact her or the authorities.

Abel is described as funny, likable, trustworthy and excited about school. He was eager for the year to be over and talked about his upcoming registration for fall classes, Marivelle said.

Presently, authorities encourage people to call the ISU Police Department with any leads or further information regarding Abel’s whereabouts or his disappearance.

“One of our own is missing,” Deisinger said