A Man Goes Missing as the Temperature Drops

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A man with an intellectual disability goes missing in the forest and his family is taken aback by the community's help to find him. This was a story I voiced for the 6:00 news when I was a reporter.

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English

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North American (General)

Transcript

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missing since Tuesday. Johnny's mother, Kim, says it's not the first time he's wandered off. He likes to gather sticks and play outside, but it's the first time he's been gone for this mom, and she's afraid someone might have taken him. If you having, please let him go. The family has lived in the Ocala National Forest for three years now, and Johnny's nephew thinks he might be curious about where he used to live elsewhere in Marion County actually were thinking, trying to find it, which is clicked in it mind. We think that where he might be headed back, Johnny's family says they're overwhelmed by the support from the community. Flyers like these are going up all over town, like here at this local gas station. In this little stories were signed. So I've met more people in my neighborhood in the last 24 hours, and I have the whole three years I've lived here, and I'm so grateful for that. 70 people were out searching for Johnny Marion County sheriff's deputies had the horses and canines out in the woods, and now Lake County has offered their helicopter toe help. The forest is dense so they're beginning at the family's home and traveling out. His parents say Johnny is harmless, and they beg anyone who sees him to talk to him. He's probably looking for toys and may not know his way back home. He knows his name. He knows my name in those his dad's name. He does not know where address. He knows he lives in Aquila, so he would be able to tell you his name. And his crews out here continue to search in the woods. Johnny's mother says the things she's worried about the most is the cold tonight.