Missing Pieces Network is stating they’ll be a candlelight vigil.
Missing Pieces Network
“There will be a candlelight prayer vigil for Kenneth Howard this evening at 7:00 PM. The event will take place at Ramey Memorial Park located at 171 Dixie Ave in Salyersville, KY.
If you can’t attend in person, we’re inviting everyone to show their support by lighting a candle to help guide Little Kenneth home
Help Light the Way Home for Kenneth Howard
UPDATE 5-14-19 3:00 PM: Several search teams are back in the area this afternoon.
UPDATE 5-14-19 11:00 AM: The Kentucky State Police is now in charge of the investigation. There are no search teams in the area. Detective are at Kenneth’s residence right now.
UPDATE 5-14-19 9:30 AM: The search for Kenneth was officially suspended last night at 6:30 p.m., but non-emergency management search teams and volunteers are still on the scene.
Carter Conley, Chief of Magoffin County Search and Rescue said, “Right now, we just really don’t have a clear idea if he’s there in the area.”
The grid pattern was a half mile radius from the house. K-9’s reportedly searched the area multiple times.
“There are circumstances we can’t talk about right now.”
If further information becomes available the official search will be reinstated.
We will continue to update you throughout the day.
UPDATE 5-13-19 4:30 pm:
According to WKYT, family friends say little Kenneth is very curious, smart, and active. They believe that curiosity took him out the back door and up a hillside behind the family’s home while his dad was on the front porch.
The home sits at the end of the roadway facing the road. Friends say if he had wondered down the road his dad would’ve seen him from the front porch. That is why search is focusing on hillsides that surround both sides and the back of the home.
When they noticed the toddler missing family and friends searched the area for about 30 minutes. After finding no signs of him they called 911. The formal search operation got underway around 8:30 Sunday evening and has been ongoing ever since.
Contrary to what some media outlets have reported, the search did continue overnight. The rain was an issue for the drones, but professional search teams and K-9’s were out all night.
URGENT SEARCH FOR MISSING TODDLER
A frantic search is underway for 22-month old Kenneth Howard who was last seen by his father playing in the yard of his Magoffin County, KY on the evening of Sunday, May 12, 2019. The toddler was discovered missing around 7:30 p.m. Police were called around 8:30 p.m. after the family searched and couldn’t find Kenneth.
Kenneth Howard is described as having blonde hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing red jogging pants, sandals and a gray Avengers t-shirt.
The search is focused in the area of KY-7 and Combs Branch Rd. near the border of Floyd County.
Multiple agencies are assisting with the search, along with K-9 units and drones. Volunteer searchers are not needed at this time. We will keep you updated.
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