PART 1: Isaac Reinwand shares his timeline of events in the DeOrr Kunz case

IDAHO FALLS – He was the only non-family member on a camping trip when a 2-year-old boy disappeared in Lemhi County one year ago. Now, Isaac Reinwand is sharing more details about what he says happened the day the child vanished. Reinwand recently sat down with EastIdahoNews.com for an extensive interview about his experience at Timber Creek Campground in Leadore. Reinwand was at the campsite when DeOrr Kunz Jr. vanished July 10, 2015. DeOrr’s parents, Jessica Mitchell and Vernal DeOrr Kunz, were also there along with Robert “Bob” Walton, Mitchell’s grandfather. Reinwand says Walton, Mitchell, Kunz and young DeOrr arrived at his home on the afternoon of July 9, 2015. “There were two trucks. Bob showed up first and then everyone else showed up,” Reinwand says. “Bob had been my friend for over five years, but it was the first time I’d ever seen the others.” Reinwand says DeOrr was in a child’s seat in the back of Kunz’s truck. “He seemed just like a normal, happy outgoing kid,” Reinwand recalls. Reinwand and Walton rode together to Timber Creek Campground and by the time they arrived, it was almost dark. “I set up camp and helped start a fire,” Reinwand says. “We set everything up and Bob slept in his camper. I slept in a tent. Jessica, (Vernal) DeOrr and the baby slept in the back of Bob’s blue Blazer.” The next morning, July 10, Reinwand recalls seeing DeOrr as the group ate breakfast. The child was wearing large cowboy boots and “clumping around” the campsite. “He was playing and trying to throw stuff in the fire. His dad got after him for it but he was just like a normal 2-year-old,” Reinwand says. After breakfast, Reinwand says he went back to sleep in his tent. He woke up around noon as Mitchell and Kunz were leaving camp. “Jessica and baby DeOrr and his dad were heading to the store to see if they could get some gas,” Reinwand says. The group went to the Stage Stop Junction store in Leadore, about a 30 minute drive on rocky terrain from Timber Creek Campground. While they were gone, Reinwand says Walton took him around to various fishing holes near the campsite. A short time later, Kunz, Mitchell and DeOrr returned. Walton suggested that Reinwand show them a nearby fishing hole. “I went to show Jessica where the fishing hole was and I assumed DeOrr and his dad were right behind me,” Reinwand remembers. “I thought we were going as a group.” For the compelte story go to: www.eastidahonews.com