Lost
Missing 12-year-old boy in red hoodie near Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Lost
listing
Posted
10 days
ago
Description
I’m really worried—my 12-year-old son Kai Patel went missing yesterday around 3pm. We last saw him near Falls Park by North Phillips Avenue in Sioux Falls after we stopped for coffee at a little stand outside the gift shop. He was wearing a bright red hoodie with a small black skull graphic on the front, dark jeans, and neon green sneakers. He also has a blue backpack with a tiger patch and a green star sticker on the strap. If anyone has seen him, please call me immediately; he has sentimental value to our family and I really need to bring him home safely.
Approximate last-seen location
South Dakota
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