Bayleigh\u2019s grandparents, David and Debbie Wishard, said they are deeply worried for her safety. They say they last saw her on Jan. 16 leaving their home in Calallen.<\/p>\n
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 The Nueces County Sheriff\u2019s Office is asking for the public\u2019s help in locating 16-year-old Bayleigh Reese, who has been missing for 14 days and is believed to be in the Corpus Christi area.<\/p>\n
On Friday morning, Reese\u2019s family joined South Texas Search and Rescue to distribute flyers and supplies to volunteers. Staff with the organization said they handle many missing persons cases but have never seen a turnout as large as this one.<\/p>\n
Bayleigh\u2019s grandparents and guardians, David and Debbie Wishard, said they are deeply worried for her safety. They say they last saw her on Jan. 16 leaving their home in Calallen.<\/p>\n
\u201cBailey is vibrant, outgoing, usually well behaved. But we don’t let her out of our sight because of what had happened to her in the past,\u201d David Wishard said.<\/p>\n
The Wishards said Bayleigh experienced a difficult upbringing and has struggled with multiple mental illnesses. They also said she was once the victim of a kidnapping.<\/p>\n
\u201cBailey has been diagnosed with PTSD from when she was kidnapped. She’s also bipolar. She’s autistic. She has severe depression, severe anxiety. She has ADHD and a situation called DMDD, which is disruptive mood dysregulation disorder,\u201d Wishard said.<\/p>\n
They said she takes several medications daily and has not had access to them since she disappeared.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe takes five different medications a day, twice a day,\u201d Wishard said.<\/p>\n
Dozens of volunteers participated in Friday’s search. The Nueces County Sheriff\u2019s Office also sent cadets to help canvass different areas and hand out flyers.<\/p>\n
\u201cA good experience for them to go out there, but most importantly, it’s going to be good for the family because we’re helping the community. We’re trying to get this missing person found,\u201d Lt. Joe Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n
Sergeant Danny Galvez said missing children who have a history of running away can sometimes be easier to locate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt might make it a little different or easier to help locate them again,\u201d Galvez said. \u201cWhen they don’t have that history, it\u2019s really hard to tell where they might be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities are urging anyone with information on Bayleigh\u2019s whereabouts to call the Nueces County Sheriff\u2019s Office at 361-887-2231.<\/p>\n
Information on other missing children can be found through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.<\/p>\n
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