![]() ![]() He's called hospitals from Dallas to Kansas City and taken dozens of calls offering advice, prayers and hopeful tips. Mike Hare has scoured the ravaged neighborhood where his 16-year-old son Lantz was seen last. "You want to be able to say, 'Not only do we have your loved one, but they're fine,' but you can't say that," Watson said. Kathy Watson, a marketing team member and front desk volunteer at Freeman, said the hospital was deluged with calls and visits from searchers, sometimes in vain. "I am waiting on God to tell me where he's at," she said. Her family continued to post Bateson's information online. She recognized his mattress sitting in a pile. When she arrived in Joplin on Tuesday, Mitchell walked through the wreckage of her son's apartment building. But Mitchell and her family continued to search for Bateson. Khoury was found and taken to Freeman, where he was in critical condition. ![]() But more people have come to Benson searching for seniors more than 100 were listed as missing Wednesday.Īt Freeman Hospital, Karen Mitchell waited Wednesday hoping for word on her missing son, Robert Bateson, or her grandson, Abe Khoury. Some people entered their names others hoped to find the name of their loved ones in the database.īenson has seen parents looking for missing children, saying "we had one where a 17-month-old infant was lost." He contacted police and had not heard if the child was found. Other cries for help were low-tech: A tornado-battered pickup truck was spray-painted with the message, "Looking 4 Zachary Williams Age 12," along with a phone number.Īt the Red Cross shelter at Missouri Southern State University, a steady stream of people visited a table where Bill Benson took down the names of people for a "safe and well" database. "His name is David and all he know's is that his mother's name is Crystal and his brother is Zachary. "This little boy was taken to Memorial Hall," one poster wrote next to a picture posted on KRGZ-FM's Facebook page. We thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers." We hadn't heard from her until yesterday afternoon. "He's staying with friends."Īnother listener reported, "I want everyone to know that Alice DuBois, 94 years old, is alive and well. "Folks wondering about Larry Allen, who was living near the Stained Glass Theater, he is fine," an announcer said Wednesday afternoon. ![]() "I thought we were going to do a normal severe weather broadcast," he said. His dog Rusty barked loudly behind a closed door. Newscaster Chad Elliot, whose home was destroyed, slept in his office when he wasn't on the air. The Zimmer Radio Group, which operates seven radio stations in Joplin, abandoned its various music formats for 24-hour tornado coverage starting late Sunday afternoon. With erratic cell phone service throughout Joplin and travel hindered by damaged cars and blocked streets, many residents have turned to local radio stations as a hub of information, sifting through around-the-clock reports of missing family members. They believe most will be OK.Īmid that confusion, away from formal grid searches in the debris fields, children are looking for their parents and friends are searching for neighbors in any way they can. Randles and others leading the search effort say it's impossible to know exactly how many people are truly missing, since many may have simply left the area without getting in touch with their families. "We've had stories from earthquakes and tsunamis and other disasters of people being found two or three weeks later, and we are hopeful we'll have a story like that to tell." "I am hopeful," Joplin Fire Chief Mitch Randles said. Officials planned to release a list Thursday morning of people still considered missing. ![]()
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