MORENCI, Mich. — Authorities searching for three Michigan boys who were last seen the day before their father tried to commit suicide say the children are in “extreme danger.”
Morenci police say they’ll resume their search Monday for 5-year-old Tanner, 7-year-old Alexander and 9-year-old Andrew Skelton. A prayer vigil was held for the boys Sunday as the FBI, police and numerous volunteers scoured fields, farmland and wooded areas near the Ohio-Michigan border.
Police say the boys’ father, 39-year-old John Skelton, is being treated at a hospital in Ohio for “mental health issues.” Authorities say Skelton tried to hang himself Friday, the same day his estranged wife reported their sons missing.
A family friend says the boys were with their father as part of court-ordered visitation.
Morenci is about 75 miles southwest of Detroit.