November 11, 2024 5:50 a.m. 

Officials with the Coos County Sheriff’s Office are continuing the search for a missing child.

CCSO Public Information Officer Christopher Gill said 5-year-old Joshua James McCoy took a nap with his mother at their residence on Stage Road in the Hauser area at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. When the mother woke up at 5:00 pm. Joshua was missing.

Gill said the child has autism and should answer to “Josh” or “Joshie”. He is autistic and may not respond when called to.

Joshua is 3 feet 6 inches tall, weighs between 50 and 60 pounds with a skinny or thin build. He has brown eyes and brown shoulder length-straight hair with a fair complexion.

Lieutenant Brad O’Dell of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office told News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN that DCSO Search and Rescue has sent a crew to help with the search. O’Dell said numerous other counties in the region are assisting in the search as well.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Joshua James McCoy is asked to call CCSO at 541-269-8911.

His picture is posted with this story at www.541radio.com