Indiana boy is still missing; authorities seek public’s help
UPDATE in red below 06.28.11
OATSVILLE, Ind.—We thought we might help a little bit with this situation, since it seems pretty dire right now: there’s a missing little boy over in Pike County, Indiana, and authorities are really needing any and all help they can muster to locate Josh Miller, age 12, who was last seen Thursday morning, 06.23.11.
According to news reports from Pike Co, most searchers are focusing on the Logan Township area of the county about five miles northwest of Oakland City (which is in neighboring Gibson County). We haven’t looked at the map of the area, but we are familiar with it and this may be the swampy area in the vicinity of the old Wabash and Erie Canal (if we’re remembering the names correctly).
The boy was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and dark blue denim shorts; he has short blond hair, weighs 85 pounds and has a ‘small’ build. Conflicting reports are out there, one of them being that he ‘ran away,’ and the EMA director there in Pike said yesterday that while they’re searching the southwestern corner of Pike County, Josh “may have moved out of the search area” by now….so maybe he just doesn’t want to be found, although whether he took some supplies with him is not being said. In fact, there’s a LOT that’s not being said that could be helpful, including whether or not the child had a problem with a parental unit and as a result, did actually leave home purposefully (as opposed to being out playing/wandering around/getting lost, or being abducted.) But that’s mainstream media for ya.
Update today, 06.28.11 has it that this boy has run away before, and was last seen by “a cousin” while Josh was in a cornfield, but “couldn’t catch him” as he ran away. WHY he ran away is not being discussed, but the EMA spokesperson (since when EMA has been in charge of such a thing is beyond us, but whatever) was very careful to point out that “family is actively looking for Josh” as if that’s going to explain that there aren’t any family problems that would have caused the boy to want to run away. They just need to come right out and explain the situation….if the boy is a chronic runaway at age 12, they need to say so. If he’s mentally disabled or is a problem child, they need to say that, too, as this is getting to be a very dire situation.
The Pike County sheriff’s number is 812-354-6024 if you happen to spot Josh or just want to volunteer to help look for him.
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Posted by Jack Howser
on Jun 27 2011. Filed under Breaking, Indiana.
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Simply Horrible…My sympathies to the family…Heres to hoping that this young man is returned safely to his home.
My hubby is working in Gibson Co. this week. I just called him to tell him to be on the look out for this young boy. He said he seen a lot of police today parked on the highway and stuff but didn’t know what was going on. Now, he does and will be watching for him. I pray for his safety!
I can’t imagine how I would react to one of my kids going missing. I am sure I would be frantic and to say the least hysterical I to pray for this boys safety and for his parents and family as I know this must be so tragic for them. Words simply cant express what they must be feeling right now
The Bible says where two or more shall gather in the name of the Lord to pray, He will answer. We can do it through here for the safety of this child. I received a text today from someone telling me they needed alot of prayers. I started a prayer chain for them immediately. I text them a bit ago to check on them. One of their problems has been taken care of. Please pray for them as well, so the Lord will provide the rest for them. I KNOW He will!!!
the lord has nothing to do with this
the lord has nothing to do with this
Did I blame the Lord for this? No!! I asked for prayer for the safety of this child. Period! You may or may not believe in the power of prayer, but I do.
The Bible says where two or more shall gather in the name of the Lord to pray, He will answer. We can do it through here for the safety of this child. I received a text today from someone telling me they needed alot of prayers. I started a prayer chain for them immediately. I text them a bit ago to check on them. One of their problems has been taken care of. Please pray for them as well, so the Lord will provide the rest for them. I KNOW He will!!!
I’m gonna log off now and fix me some popcorn..lol..but if you’re still awake at 12:30, let’s pray together at the same time, okay? Goodnight, O.F. Sweet dreams…. ttyl
I pray he’s alright. Do you know if an Amber Alert was issued for him? I hope it was the moment he went missing.
We have not seen an Amber alert at all…but it hasn’t occurred to us, so I’ll go check….brb
I usually receive Amber Alerts on my phone but haven’t yet. Thank You for praying for this child. I do not know him, but it still breaks my heart to hear about it.
Yes, there IS an active Amber Alert on Josh. Good to see it.
Thank God! Has the family stated if he has any medical issues, I wonder? I hope he doesn’t. But, this child must have food and water and it’s been almost a week now. There are so many dangers out there along with abduction. Wild animal in the woods and stuff…this is heart wrenching.
I usually receive amber alerts on my phone and email, and I have not got one for him, I would hope if this were my child they would issue one, maybe it depends on the circumstance but rather my child ran away or was missing I would want one.
Thanks Jack, good news ! Please keep us updated.
Have there been no new developements on this?