Families call for change to Nevada's missing person procedures after deaths
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"The hurdles we had to jump through to get the Silver Alert and to get people really organized. It is difficult because I have no doubt that if action had been taken earlier that my uncle would still be with us today," Peters said. "I could, clear as day, hear in the background the sheriff go 'Ahhhh. Alright, I will talk to him.' You know just kinda nonchalant. You know like, oh gosh, now I have to deal with this guy," Peters described when he called for an update on April 4."I felt low, like I was bothering him."
It was a similar experience for Peters. One a week after the initial report was filed, and after he was told to call Oregon because that's they were before Nevada, he reached out again to Nevada State Police to see if they could issue a Silver Alert.