Rock Springs Police Search For Missing 7-Year-Old Who Is Not A Runaway

Update: as of 6:30 Sunday evening the child had been found and is with law enforcement officials.

A 7-year-old boy who vanished in Rock Springs on Sunday afternoon is not considered a runaway, according to local police.

The Rock Springs Police Department dispatched a statement early Sunday evening asking for the public’s help in finding Leo Ressler, an autistic 7 year-old.

Ressler was last seen wearing a white shirt and grey shorts, and in the area of F Street and Lincoln Park, says the statement.

“If you see him or have any information on his whereabouts please call Rock Springs Police Department at 307-362-6575 and reference care R24-19144,” the statement adds.

RSPD Public Information Officer Elizabeth Coontz was on her way to the incident command post during a Sunday evening phone interview with Cowboy State Daily.

“It’s just known that he’s not a runaway,” she said, adding that he is high on the autism spectrum and nonverbal. “We’re considering this more a missing and endangered person situation.”

An update post by the department says a person who finds the child should call RSPD but not approach him. He was last seen at 4 p.m. Sunday, walking east by Eastside Elementary.

Clair McFarland can be reached at clair@cowboystatedaily.com.