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Virginia Beach teen found UPDATE

by CJaye | July 28, 2009 at 03:36 am

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The teen has been found that's all the information that was given for now.

AMBER ALERT

Virginia Beach police are still searching for a missing 16-year-old boy who disappeared from the 3000 block of Sandpiper Road on Friday. Marcus Olson suffers from a severe mental illness. The Richmond teen may be headed back towards his home. Beach police say their K-9 units have followed his trail toward North Carolina and want Currituck County residents there to be on the lookout. Olson is 5'8, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, light blue basketball shorts and dirty white tennis shoes. If you have any information about this case, contact Virginia Beach Police Communications Center at (757) 385-5000.

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Rhonda J Mangus

at 03:52 on July 28th, 2009

Thanks for this, CJaye. Please keep us updated.

CJaye

at 04:32 on July 28th, 2009

I will Rhonda, the boy wondered off and the family thinks he took off to NC which is about 80 miles from where they were camping. I hope he's ok.

FriendofMarcus (not verified)

at 08:09 on July 28th, 2009

Actually, though the wildlife reserve, it's about a 15 mile walk to the NC line.

FriendofMarcus (not verified)

at 08:14 on July 28th, 2009

To clarify...from the camp site in Sandbridge. It's probably an 80 mile drive from Sandbridge to Corolla (or Carova, where I have family members). It may also be 80 miles from Va Beach proper to Corolla. I lived in Sandbridge within site of the camp site and Baja restaurant, which is right next to the entrance to the camp site. Marcus is a good kid, and I hope and pray that he is alright. I know him through homeschooling extra-curricular activities.

CJaye

at 08:47 on July 29th, 2009

You have a swamp to go thru as well. He'd need a boat to get over. It used to be that way anyway.

Rhonda J Mangus

at 04:35 on July 28th, 2009

Thanks, CJaye. Let's us hope that he is okay!

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 05:36 on July 28th, 2009

Thanks for this

Petersburg,VAconcernedmom (not verified)

at 19:45 on July 28th, 2009

I am so worried for this young boy. I hope and pray that somebody finds him real soon. This heat has been awful. I would think that somebody would call this in to the police, if they have helped him or seen him. He had to have gotten water from somewhere. Please keep this up to date.