PALM COAST, Fla. — Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies were searching woods on horseback Monday for a 17-year-old boy who went missing Friday and is considered endangered.
- Ricky Wheeler, 17, reported missing Friday
- Teen considered missing and endangered
- Deputies: He has medical condition, needs medication
Ricky Wheeler is described as being about 5-foot-9-inches and weighing 105 pounds. According to deputies, Wheeler was last seen wearing camouflage shorts, green Nike sneakers and a gray shirt with blue stripes.
Wheeler was also seen carrying a red-and-white water bottle.
Deputies say he has a medical condition, and that if he goes without his medication for a few days, their could be potentially life-threatening effects.
They say to investigators' knowledge, he had no cell phone, money or known resources.
Deputies have also set up a mobile command center near Epic Theater in the Town Center area to help in the search, according to a news release.
The Sheriff's Office's mounted unit and Flagler County Radio Emergency Associated Communication Team (REACT) searched the wooded area north of SR-100 and east of Palm Coast's Madison Green Apartments.
Flagler deputies urge anyone with information to contact them at 386-313-4911.