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

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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.”

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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.”

Reinwand recalls arriving at the fishing spot 300 to 400 feet from the campsite. Mitchell was with him, but Reinwand says Kunz and DeOrr were not. He assumed they were lagging behind.

Reinwand says he then went to a different part of the creek to fish by himself.

“I was down there fishing for a while and that’s when I noticed Bob was on the ridge pacing back and forth,” Reinwand says. “I asked him what was going on and he said, ‘Little DeOrr is missing,’ and I was like, ‘What?’”

Reinwand says Walton appeared stressed and worried.

“I walked up to the bank and I talked to Bob a little bit more about where DeOrr might be,” Reinwand says. “We looked in the camper, we looked all around the area and underneath the vehicles. I went up in the hills to where the reservoir was and looked around.”

Reinwand says he spent 30 minutes trying to find DeOrr. Walton, Kunz and Mitchell were also searching the area surrounding the campground.

“(Mitchell) was out in the sagebrush looking,” Reinwand says. “She came back to camp and I talked to her a little bit. She seemed pretty upset.”

Reinwand assumed DeOrr was lost and the child was sitting down somewhere.

Mitchell and Kunz called 911 and rescue crews arrived. Reinwand recalls thinking about DeOrr as he tried to fall asleep that night.

“I was wondering where he was, if he’s cold, if he’s going to be sick, if he’s OK,” Reinwand says. “The last time I saw him he was having fun like a normal 2-year-old. He was doing his thing, exploring and looking at different things.”

Now, one year later, Reinwand has had a lot of time to reflect on the events of that fateful camping trip.

He says it’s possible an accident happened and DeOrr died, but he doesn’t believe Walton had anything to do with it.

“I don’t think Bob could hurt someone,” Reinwand says. “He had a hard time getting around with his oxygen tank.”

Reinwand says investigators were interested in a shovel Walton had with him at the campsite.

“Bob always carried a shovel around with him in his camper or in his Blazer,” Reinwand says. “That was a normal thing he carried with him most of the time.”

Lemhi County Sheriff Chief Deputy Steve Penner tells EastIdahoNews.com the shovel was one of numerous items detectives have focused on during their investigation and there was nothing abnormal about it.

Reinwand says he has “nothing to hide” and feels people have misjudged him even though he has been cooperative with law enforcement.

“I felt that I was being scapegoated or maybe partially accused,” Reinwand says, noting that he hasn’t spoken with Kunz or Mitchell since the camping trip.

“Bob has come around a few times, Reinwand says. “He seems to be doing OK.”

Reinwand says he’s unsure if the case will ever be solved, but he is hopeful.

“I hope he’s found,” Reinwand says. “People need closure.”