Jun 02, 2021

Police focus search for missing Nebraska boy near his home

Posted Jun 02, 2021 12:03 PM

LA VISTA, Neb. (AP) — The search for an 11-year-old boy with autism is focusing on the area around his suburban Omaha home.

La Vista police said Tuesday they are conducting an “extensive search” in the blocks around Ryan Larsen's home.

Ryan has been missing since May 17, when he left his school.

Multiple law enforcement agencies have been searching since then, including lowering a lake at the Walnut Creek Recreation Area.

Authorities said Ryan has been without medication he takes for seizures since he disappeared.

Ryan is white, 5-foot-8, and about 125 lbs. He has brown hair and hazel eyes.