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Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Yahoo
21-year-old's disappearance ‘indescribably painful,' WA family says. Search ends
The search for a missing 21-year-old man with autism has ended 10 days after he vanished from his Washington home, deputies said. Jonathan Hoang was last seen at about 7:30 p.m. March 30 in Arlington, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post. 'Each day he's been missing has been indescribably painful for our family. He is gentle, kind, funny, and so loved. Please help us find him,' his family wrote on a Facebook page dedicated to finding him. He was reported the day after he was last seen, deputies said, and it's believed he left the home with his iPad but not his phone or jacket. Search teams quickly spread out to find him using ground teams, police dogs, drones and helicopters, deputies said in an earlier post. They looked for him for more than 4,000 hours over the course of six days and couldn't find any trace of him, deputies said. His cellphone and computer were also analyzed but 'nothing of evidentiary value was found,' deputies said. Search efforts have since been called off. Deputies said search teams will do 'periodic checks in the area' and follow up on leads. There is no evidence of foul play or evidence he was taken against his will, deputies said. His family said they do not know what Hoang was wearing when he disappeared. Deputies said he is verbal, can have conversations with people and knows the names of his immediate family. But they say he struggles to problem-solve and does not have the skills to look for help. 'If lost, he likely doesn't know to put himself in a visible space for searchers. He will not be able to relay his own address or phone numbers,' deputies said. Hoang takes a bus to school and to return home, but he does not use public transportation, his father commented on Facebook. Arlington is about a 50-mile drive north from Seattle. 74-year-old woman sheltered next to tree in woods for days after crash, MI cops say Son lived for months alongside body of his decomposing mom, Florida cops say 75-year-old dies, one missing after boat capsizes on Wisconsin River, cops say
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
Family wants to hire private investigator in search of Arlington man with autism
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office called off the search for a missing 21-year-old out of Arlington. Jonathan Hoang's family isn't giving up hope; they've set up an online fundraiser to help pay for a private investigator. He has autism, and the family is worried that he may have been kidnapped. 'I'm frightened that because of the label, him being autistic,' his sister Irene Hoang Pfister told KIRO 7. 'The people searching for him made an assumption, you know, that he just wandered off. But we think that someone took him.' Hoang went missing on March 30. He was last seen around 7:30 p.m. at his home in Arlington. He was wearing a green shirt, khaki pants, and black slip-on shoes. For about a week, rescue crews have been searching on foot, with K9 units, drones, and even helicopters to try and find Hoang. They haven't had any luck. Pfister said the Snohomish County Sheriff's deputies told her they won't search again, that as an adult, he is free to leave. 'They said because there is no evidence of a crime taking place or foul play has taken place, they don't think there's much that major crimes will do,' she said, 'which is really, it was devastating to hear yesterday.' At the time this article was written, the family's GoFundMe had raised nearly $7,000 to continue their search for Hoang. The family says the funds will be used to hire a private investigator, lawyers, and or other experts and advocated to find him. If you'd like to donate, you can click here.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Yahoo
21-year-old man missing in Snohomish County, last seen in Arlington
The Brief Authorities in western Washington are actively searching for a missing 21-year-old man with autism who went missing in the Arlington area on Sunday. Jonathan Hoang left his home on 114th Drive Northeast between Sunday evening and Monday morning without a jacket, his own shoes, and his phone. ARLINGTON, Wash. - Authorities in Washington are searching for a 21-year-old man with autism who went missing in the Arlington area on Sunday. Jonathan Hoang was last seen at 7:30 p.m. on March 30. According to a family member, Hoang left his home on 114th Drive Northeast between Sunday evening and Monday morning without a jacket, his shoes, and his phone. Hoang is possibly wearing black slip-on shoes, a t-shirt and pants. He is also autistic, but is verbal and can hold a conversation. Hoang's family says this is not typical behavior for him, and are worried he may have gotten in a car with a stranger. Snohomish County, King County, and Island County deputies, along with Search and Rescue crews, are actively looking for Hoang. They ask anyone living nearby to check home surveillance cameras. If you see Jonathan, please call 911. Click to open this PDF in a new window. The Source Information in this story is from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office and a family member of Jonathan Hoang. Richard Sherman's WA home robbed by armed men, deputies confirm Mystery over Seattle sky: Black ring leaves public guessing Woodland Park Zoo handler recovering after serious orangutan bite Police investigate after 100 shots fired in West Seattle Man stabbed to death in Marysville, WA To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national coverage, plus 24/7 streaming coverage from across the nation.
