Man who went missing 8 years ago while out walking his dogs has been found bloodied and bruised
Man who went missing 8 years ago when he was just 17 while walking his dogs has been found bloodied, bruised and slumped outside a church and is now recovering in hospital
- Rudy Farias disappeared on March 6, 2015 near his family’s home in Houston
- His mother said there are clear signs that he has been badly beaten and beaten
A man who went missing eight years ago while walking his dogs in Houston, Texas, has been found alive with cuts and bruises all over his body.
Rudy Farias, then 17, was reported missing in 2015 and is now recovering in a hospital bed after being discovered slumped outside a church.
He was found on Saturday with blood in his hair, according to his concerned mother.
Farias, who is now 25, was reunited with his family the same day after a painful period of not knowing what had happened to him.
His mother said they tried to talk to him, but he only says a few words and assumes the fetal position.
Rudy Farias went missing on March 6, 2015 while walking his two dogs near his family’s home near Tidwell and Park Drive in Houston, Texas
Farias was found with blood in his hair, which his concerned mother said showed clear signs that he had been badly beaten and beaten. He is now recovering in hospital
She said it will be a long healing journey, but she’s glad he was found alive.
Farias went missing on March 6, 2015 while walking his two dogs near his family’s home near Tidwell and Park Drive.
At the time he went missing, he was suffering from PTSD, depression and anxiety, Texas EquuSearch said in 2015.
“It’s possible he’s disoriented because he hasn’t taken his meds,” the organization said when they launched a search.
His family reported him missing after the dogs were found.
Good Samaritans called emergency services when they found the boy unconscious outside a church, his mother said. She told KPRC that he was “in bad shape” mentally and physically.
They also noted that he had attempted suicide in the past.
Years before he disappeared, his brother was killed in a motorcycle accident, the family said in 2015, according to NBC News.
“He watched his best friend die right before his eyes,” Brenda Paradise, a private investigator hired by the family, said in 2015.
A missing person note describes what he was wearing at the time he went missing. It also mentioned that he suffered from depression, PTSD and anxiety
Farias was found on Saturday with cuts and bruises all over his body. His mother said they tried to talk to him, but he only says a few words and assumes the fetal position
Texas EquuSearch director Tim Miller told KPRC, “How did this happen? We believe in miracles and this was certainly a miracle.
“I can’t even tell you how many times we searched and how many leads and tips came in and they sort of faded away and now all of a sudden this.”
He added: “A lot of research needs to be done to see what happened, where it happened and how it happened.”
Authorities said they temporarily suspended the search for Farias on March 10, 2015, while they tried to gather more information.
The hunt continued on March 12, but was abandoned the next day.
Authorities initially did not believe foul play was involved when he disappeared.