I’m wondering why the woods, which are SO CLOSE to their house, was not searched earlier.
Supposedly, that area was underwater then.
I'll bet they were. However, if dogs were not used, it's possible she may have been missed. I'm not certain about the flora in Florida, but it's possible, due to changing seasons, that some vegetation has died off or dropped leaves, thus she was able to be seen.
It was standing water when they were doing the searching. I am not a doctor, but I have doctored a lot of animals, I think I could neuter Casey too if one a ya wanted to hold her down. Her babbling wouldnt bother me. Shouldnt be any different than spayin a dog.