08-06-2012, 10:59 AM
probable drowning. he went off to play in the river. and family didn't report him missing until more than 2 hours after he disappeared. :(
of course reporters have his name wrong. Marks? Parks? i emailed the reporter. "typo" he says. laziness i say.
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Missouri authorities have issued an "endangered person advisory" for a 12-year-old boy who disappeared Sunday night, Fox affiliate KTVI reported.
Christopher Marks was last seen around 7:30 p.m. Sunday night by the Pacific Palisades Conservation Area in Pacific, Mo. The boy had indicated he was going to a rope swing on the Meramec River. He has not been seen or heard from since, police said.
The boy is described as 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-4 and weighing 130 lbs. He has brown hair and was last seen wearing blue or black shorts with no shirt or shoes.
Anyone with information on the boy's whereabouts is being urged to call 911 or the St Louis County Police at (314) 615-5360.
PACIFIC, MO (KTVI) – St. Louis County police and other rescuers are along the Meremec River near Pacific searching for a 12-year-old boy who went missing about 7:30 Sunday night. Christopher Parks was with his family from Affton for an outing along the river in the Pacific Palisades Conservation area.
Police say it was about 7:30 p.m. Sunday when young parks was last seen playing on a rope swing along the Meramec. Police say he was in the water when family members lost sight of him.
They searched on their own until about 10 p.m. when police were called. Searchers spent most of the night using heat sensing technology to search for the boy. Blood hounds were brought out as well.
St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch tells FOX 2 that the bloodhounds followed the boy’s scent to the water. Police are fairly confident he’s not in the woods. Bringing in divers is the next step.
Despite what may seem like dire circumstances, Fitch is not giving up.
“There is always cause for optimism until we learn differently,” he said at the scene Monday morning.
A small group of family members is waiting vigil about a half mile from the search. That’s where police have pushed everyone back to. They say the boy’s parents and twin sister were sent home by police overnight.
of course reporters have his name wrong. Marks? Parks? i emailed the reporter. "typo" he says. laziness i say.
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Missouri authorities have issued an "endangered person advisory" for a 12-year-old boy who disappeared Sunday night, Fox affiliate KTVI reported.
Christopher Marks was last seen around 7:30 p.m. Sunday night by the Pacific Palisades Conservation Area in Pacific, Mo. The boy had indicated he was going to a rope swing on the Meramec River. He has not been seen or heard from since, police said.
The boy is described as 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-4 and weighing 130 lbs. He has brown hair and was last seen wearing blue or black shorts with no shirt or shoes.
Anyone with information on the boy's whereabouts is being urged to call 911 or the St Louis County Police at (314) 615-5360.
PACIFIC, MO (KTVI) – St. Louis County police and other rescuers are along the Meremec River near Pacific searching for a 12-year-old boy who went missing about 7:30 Sunday night. Christopher Parks was with his family from Affton for an outing along the river in the Pacific Palisades Conservation area.
Police say it was about 7:30 p.m. Sunday when young parks was last seen playing on a rope swing along the Meramec. Police say he was in the water when family members lost sight of him.
They searched on their own until about 10 p.m. when police were called. Searchers spent most of the night using heat sensing technology to search for the boy. Blood hounds were brought out as well.
St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch tells FOX 2 that the bloodhounds followed the boy’s scent to the water. Police are fairly confident he’s not in the woods. Bringing in divers is the next step.
Despite what may seem like dire circumstances, Fitch is not giving up.
“There is always cause for optimism until we learn differently,” he said at the scene Monday morning.
A small group of family members is waiting vigil about a half mile from the search. That’s where police have pushed everyone back to. They say the boy’s parents and twin sister were sent home by police overnight.