Detectives stumped after Morton teen vanishes
MORTON, Wash. -- A Lewis County teenager has mysteriously vanished. And now his family members are on a mission to solve the mystery that's left police stumped.
Austin King, 16, was last seen six days ago when he said goodnight to some of his friends, then went to bed inside the small cabin behind the family's trailer home in the small town of Morton.
"He's always told me where he's at where he's going to go," said his mother, Christy Harper. "He doesn't ever go in the dark by himself, doesn't ever go to the river by himself; always has somebody with him."
Harper said the family rafted the Tilton River looking for any sign of her son, but found none. She has also called the boy's father as well as his girlfriend, but neither had seen him.
Desperate for answers, friends and family hit the road, posting missing person signs all over the state, from Yakima to Tacoma.
But the teen remains missing, and the Lewis County Sheriff's Office says detectives are at a loss.
King doesn't have a cell phone, or credit or debit card to track. The last time he checked his MySpace account was nine days before he seemingly vanished, and his page doesn't lend any clues.
"Contact us. Come home. We just want to know you are safe," said Harper.
Austin King, 16, was last seen six days ago when he said goodnight to some of his friends, then went to bed inside the small cabin behind the family's trailer home in the small town of Morton.
"He's always told me where he's at where he's going to go," said his mother, Christy Harper. "He doesn't ever go in the dark by himself, doesn't ever go to the river by himself; always has somebody with him."
Harper said the family rafted the Tilton River looking for any sign of her son, but found none. She has also called the boy's father as well as his girlfriend, but neither had seen him.
Desperate for answers, friends and family hit the road, posting missing person signs all over the state, from Yakima to Tacoma.
But the teen remains missing, and the Lewis County Sheriff's Office says detectives are at a loss.
King doesn't have a cell phone, or credit or debit card to track. The last time he checked his MySpace account was nine days before he seemingly vanished, and his page doesn't lend any clues.
"Contact us. Come home. We just want to know you are safe," said Harper.
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