West Seattle resident Casey is pictured with his mother, April. He was missing High Point apartment since Monday night but was found by his stepfather while searching for him by car.
Casey Angell-Risinger whose mother April Delira reported him missing after 9:40 pm Monday June 6 has been found.
He was found by his stepfather who had gone out looking for him after April contacted local media and put up posters around the area in an effort bring him home.
He had been at the home of a friend, "but there has been so much help out there that he felt pressured to come home," April said. "He was walking up Morgan Street and he didn't understand the seriousness. Right now we're just trying to get him to understand that we don't want him to ever go anywhere again."
"We have just been amazed by the support. We just moved to West Seattle in February and you know to have this happen and not know where to go. It took everything just to get through the day. We put up flyers and went to all the businesses and writing down all the addresses. We've been driving all over West Seattle and someone else was making phone calls the whole time. I've never quite felt like that before."
"Thank you so much, you guys are amazing."
April also shared this: "I imagined life without Casey a few times today and it was the most crushing thing I've ever experienced. When my husband put him on the phone I didn't believe it was him at first. I know he's a big 16 year-old but I just want to hug him and never let him go. Thank you again for everything. I am forever indebted."
As April shared with the Herald earlier, "He is vulnerable. All his life he has been taken advantage of and has been physically hurt before. He is emotionally and socially disabled. He doesn't pick up on stuff real well (...) He struggles with a lot of stuff."
