MARCUS OLSON - 16 yo - Richmond VA

Search crews continue to look for a teen who went missing in Virginia
Beach over the weekend, and canine units are following a trail leading
southward toward North Carolina.

Marcus Olson, a 16-year-old Richmond
resident, was last seen on Friday near Outdoor Resorts on Sandpiper
Road in Virginia Beach. A "Missing Person" poster describes him as
having "a severe mental illness."

He is described as a white male, 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds, with
brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt,
light blue basketball shorts and white tennis shoes.

Anyone with information can call police at 385-5000.

Virginia Beach police are still searching for a missing 16-year-old boy
who disappeared from the 3000 block of Sandpiper Road on Friday. Marcus
Olson suffers from a severe mental illness. The Richmond teen may be
headed back towards his home. Beach police say their K-9 units have
followed his trail toward North Carolina and want Currituck County
residents there to be on the lookout.

Olson is 5'8, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last
seen wearing a white t-shirt, light blue basketball shorts and dirty
white tennis shoes.

If you have any information about this case, contact Virginia Beach Police Communications Center at (757) 385-5000.

Volunteers and
Va. Beach Police are searching for a teenager with a mental illness who
wandered away from a campground. Marcus Olson was with
family from Richmond when he disappeared around 9:00 p.m. Friday, July
24. The 16-year-old was wearing a white T-shirt, light blue basketball
shorts and dirty white tennis shoes when walked away from Outdoor Resorts TV Resort on Sandpiper Road. Authorities say he may be headed home, but they’re also searching the
Sandbridge area into North Carolina since K-9s tracked Olson's scent
south. Olson's father is back in Richmond in case
his son returns home. His mother remains at the resort in Sandbridge. If you’ve seen him or have any information about the case that can help
police find Olson, call the Virginia Beach Police Communications Center
at 757-385-5000.

Virginia Beach police searched Monday for a missing Richmond
teenager. 16-year-old Marcus Olson disappeared from his family while
vacationing in Sandbridge on Friday night. Police say he suffers from a
mental disorder and needs medication. "It's making you wonder," said Stuart Hastings. "It's making you wonder what's he doing or what's going on?" Virginia
Beach police say Olson was with his family staying at this Ocean
Resorts RV Park in the 3600 block of Sandpiper Road in Sandbridge.
Friday night his parents noticed he was gone. They searched for a
couple hours on their own before calling for help. "It doesn't seem real that somebody you've seen around is missing," added Hastings. Hastings,
a Montreal resident, visits the resort every year with his family. He
says Marcus is a good kid and he just hopes everything is okay. "It is saddening, because you wonder about your own children," said Hastings. "You wonder if there was any foul play involved." Sunday
night, search dogs started combing the area. Crews say they picked up
the teens scent and followed it through the back bay wildlife refuge
and miles south crossing into North Carolina. "The dogs actually
tracked all the way to Corolla, North Carolina," said Virginia Beach
Master Police Officer Adam Bernstein. "We were getting active hits all
day long at different vacation homes. We think he might have been
trying to get into different houses looking for food and drink." Police
tell WAVY.com Olson suffers from a medical condition though they won't
say what exactly that is. They fear he needs to get his medication. His
mother was too upset to talk with WAVY.com. She is still in Sandbrige
while her husband has gone back to Richmond to see if Marcus tried to
get home. "I wouldn't be able to sit still myself," said
Hastings. "I'm sure that's what they are telling them to do; sit still
and hang back, but I wouldn't be able to do that personally." Police
are asking for you're help. If you have seen 16-year-old Marcus Olson
give the Virginia Beach Police Communications Center a call at 385-5000.

The mentally ill teen who went missing from Virginia Beach has been found after almost four days away from his family.

Marcus Olson, a 16-year-old Richmond resident, was last seen on
Friday near Outdoor Resorts on Sandpiper Road in Virginia Beach. A
"Missing Person" poster described him as having "a severe mental
illness."

He was at first believed to have been heading back toward
Richmond, but a canine search team later picked up a trail heading
toward North Carolina.

Police in Virginia Beach said this morning that Olson had been
found and was "safe and currently with his parents." Police spokesman
Adam Bernstein did not immediately have details on how and where Olson
was found.