Joshua Childers has been missing since May 4th. He is believed to have wandered away from his home near Arcadia, Mo. about 11:30 a.m. Monday.
Case Type: Endangered Missing
DOB: Mar 10, 2006
Sex: Male
Missing Date: May 4, 2009
Race: White
Age Now: 3
Height: 3’0″ (91 cm)
Missing City: FREDERICKTOWN
Weight: 35 lbs (16 kg)
Missing State : MO
Hair Color: Blonde
Missing Country: United States
Eye Color: Blue
Case Number: NCMC1121982
Circumstances: Joshua was last seen on May 4, 2009. He was last seen wearing a blue and green long-sleeved shirt, a pull-up diaper, and no shoes.
If you have any information, please call the Madison County, MO Sheriff’s Department at (573) 783-2234.
Update 05-06-09: Mo. boy found alive 2 days after wandering away
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has been found alive two days after he wandered away from his rural Missouri home.
Madison County Sheriff David Lewis says Joshua Childers was found Wednesday, about 50 hours after his disappearance. His condition was not immediately known and the circumstances were not immediately disclosed.
Joshua wandered away about 11:30 a.m. Monday from his home near Arcadia, a small town near the border of Madison and Iron counties, about 100 miles southwest of St. Louis.
Police were called 45 minutes later.
According to Fox4KC, Joshua Childers was located about 4:05 Wednesday afternoon.
Officials say he was located by a Madison County resident by the name of Donnie Halpin about three miles from his home
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I live in Madison County. Many here pray that Joshua is found soon. I remember a case of a missing boy when I was a child. He was found several days later, as hope was waning. He had been hiding in a hollow log. He was cold and hungry, a bit dehyrdrated, but otherwise well.
It is my hope that Joshua returns to his family in a similarly good condition. Regardless of the outcome, I pray for the family that he is found never-the-less. My hope is that he is found alive and well.
Deborah,
There was a little 2-year-old boy in Alvarado, Texas back in Sept 2006 that went missing for several days. He was found unharmed so miracles can happen.
Laura Bush recalled his story when speaking at the opening of the NCMEC regional office in Austin back in 2007.
Posted here.
I feel so horrible for this little boy, he must be so scared! I’ve been praying with my own kids that he is found today, alive and well. I live in MN but was so tempted to drive down there to help find this little boy. I hope everyone who lives near MO will help this family out and help with the search. God bless you all.
Can you publish a follow up on the story about Joshua Childers, the 3 yo. boy from Missouri. I would like to know how he is and has he fully recovered from his ordeal?
Thanks, Beth