Endangered person advisory issued for missing teenager

July 28, 2023 3:15 PM

Published July 28, 2023 2:58 PM

MARIES COUNTY (KMIZ)

The Maries County Sheriff's Office has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing teenager.

In a release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jose Morales, 15, is believed to have been taken by his biological father.

Morales is described as a Hispanic boy, who is 5'7" with brown hair, brown eyes with a lip piercing.

Officials think he left with his biological father from 1405 Highway 63 on Wednesday around 11 p.m.

He is believed to be in the Saint Louis or Columbia area.

Anyone with information about Morales or his location should call 911 or the Maries County Sheriff's Office at 573-422-3381.

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