This was what everyone was expecting, at around this point or a little later, if the Mom was telling the truth, which it appears she was. He was out in the elements for 3 days with no water or food, and it was chilly. It appears he just didn't survive wandering off in to the woods with nothing at all to eat or drink. So incredibly sad.
I hadn't heard those things either. This LE kept things exceptionally close to the vest, including where exactly this child disappeared from, and his family situation. At this point, it's all over except the grieving.
Thank you! for what you do.
And wet, which compounds cold.
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Every day is an adventure in some households, often with very little structure or routine. If Mom worked 40+ hours that week and was up most nights, a 5-hour nap could replace more traditional nighttime sleep. My own experience
I have to disagree with this completely. IMO, knowing what a person was last seen wearing when they go missing is often extremely important for many reasons. ESPECIALLY so in a case like Josh's. SAR should definitely know to be looking for specific clothing, with or without a person attached. Colors of clothing can also help with SAR, particularly if the person was wearing colors that would not blend in with the environment being searched. It can help determine in criminal cases that a victim likely died in the day they went missing or were otherwise incapable of changing clothing between going missing and being found, etc. There are also Unidentified Remains which are later found and clothing found on or nearby the remains could help identify them. I am not trained SAR or LE, but I've been reading at WS for over 20 years and I find "last seen wearing" data to be extremely important in missing cases, which is why it's the standard usually for any missing persons report. JMO
THIS. This was really bothering me before he was found. I completely understand in a criminal investigative sense why they would only want trained searchers out there to preserve evidence and proof of life passing through etc. But in this case, I do NOT agree with the call. It should have been anyone and everyone, and search every property and possible hiding space or place for shelter that a small child might crawl into. In this case the call should have been preserve life and find this child before he succumbs, rather than preserve possible evidence. It could have made the difference for Josh. Just my opinion.
Just a scenario if J woke at 3pm and escaped he could have been running for 2/3 hours before Mum even awoke! So yes a delay and yes so sad.
My 4 yr old autistic granddaughter has her own phone. It's an old one her mum had and watching videos on it calms her so maybe not that unusual for a child with autism.
Right, but I was answering the question of "why was there such a delay" in reporting. There wasn't. Upthread, it was reported in an article that LE didn't arrive until late into the night, and that wasn't true. He was reported missing not long after Mom woke up and realized he was missing. Sounds like she did a brief search and then called for help.
