{"id":537043,"date":"2026-03-21T16:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/537043\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:41:09","slug":"search-continues-for-missing-eht-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/537043\/","title":{"rendered":"Search continues for missing EHT teen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Egg Harbor Township police say a teen missing since Friday afternoon still has not been found.<\/p>\n

Joel Medina, 17, walked away from his home around 3 p.m. Friday in the area of Fourth Avenue behind the Shore Mall off of West Jersey Avenue.<\/p>\n

The search has included multiple law enforcement agencies using drones, trained search-and-rescue teams and FLIR, forward-looking infared technology.<\/p>\n

He is described as functioning as a much younger child would, police said.<\/p>\n

Joel is 5-foot-6 and weighs about 156 pounds. He has dark eyes, black hair and has a medium skin tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His mother gave police an update of what he was last seen wearing: a plain black T shirt, black shorts and red, black and white Jordan sneakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police have continued their search overnight, with a heavy presence in the woods by his home behind Shore Mall.<\/p>\n

Any hunters who have cameras in the woods are asked to check if they captured Joel on their footage.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> Egg Harbor Township police provided this map of the area where Joel Medina would have been seen after leaving his home.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Those who want to help are asked to stay in their vehicles and search the general area and surrounding businesses.<\/p>\n

Residents also are asked to check any of their cameras for possible sightings.<\/p>\n

If anyone has any information on the whereabouts call Egg Harbor Township police at 609-927-5200.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0Joel Medina
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