The frantic search for a missing 15-year-old autistic boy in Tennessee entered its eighth day on Monday, with authorities at one point last week blasting the boy’s favorite song in an effort to rescue him. There was also a scene.
Sebastian Rogers was reported missing on February 26, and multiple agencies searched the area around Hendersonville using drones, police dogs, helicopters and boats, and an Amber Alert was issued.
Authorities also devised their own approaches to finding the boy, but they were unsuccessful.
“His favorite song is ‘Eye of the Tiger,'” said Sumner County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Eric Craddock. According to WKRN.
“We called him and played it to let him know we were here to help. I’m sure he saw what was going on here and got scared. .
“But if he sees this newscast, I want Sebastian to come out and tell him that we’re here to help you. We just need to get you home safely.” I just want to send it off.”
At Monday’s news conference, Craddock said authorities plan to scale back the ground search for Rogers, but insisted the Sheriff’s Office remains committed to bringing him home.
“Let me be clear that this does not weaken our efforts to find Sebastian. This simply moves us from the ground investigation to the investigation side,” he said. According to the Tennessean. “There are no clues or details to indicate that Sebastian is not alive.”
The boys’ parents detailed the eight excruciating days they went through after the boys disappeared.
“I wouldn’t wish this on anyone,” said his mother, Katie Proudfoot. he told WSMV on Monday. “Anyone.”
She reportedly said that when she went to get her son out of bed, he wasn’t there, prompting her to search the house frantically for him.
Proudfoot noted that her child has high-functioning autism. She also said he was a “very smart” person and not the type to get into trouble.
Stepfather Chris Proudfoot said the family was facing a rollercoaster of emotions of “helplessness and hopelessness”.
“It’s a never-ending world because so many other emotions come together and it just doesn’t stop,” he told the station.
