Burnet County authorities say missing man back home
FROM STAFF REPORTS
BURNET — A Del Valle man returned home Aug. 12 after a search for several hours by law enforcement in a wooded area adjacent to a subdivision off Texas 29 west of Burnet, authorities say.
Officials with the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office say the man initially disappeared from the Deer Springs neighborhood on foot with no shoes about 3 a.m. Aug. 11 after a family fight.
A sheriff’s spokesman reported he returned unharmed on foot about 5 p.m. Aug. 12.
According to the sheriff’s office, law enforcement launched the search on the ground and via helicopter due to heat and welfare concerns for the man who was considered intoxicated at the time he left the home.
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BURNET — Deputies on the ground, along with helicopter support, have launched a search Aug. 12 to find a Del Valle man who walked away from the Deer Springs subdivision nearly 24 hours ago after a fight with family, according to Burnet County Sheriff’s Office.
The subdivision is located off Texas 29 west of Burnet.
The man is described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 215 pounds, wearing a green shirt, tan shorts, black socks with no shoes and a straw cowboy hat.
“He might have been under the influence. He tried to drive away and they wouldn’t let him,” Burnet County Sheriff W.T. Smith said. “They argued. According to the spouse, he had been drinking quite a bit, and when he gets mad, he goes off by himself.”
Family members reported him missing about 3 a.m. Aug. 11, he said.
“It’s a rough area,” Smith said. “It’s a fairly large parcel of land. In this kind of heat, he could get dehydrated quickly.”
To offer information, call the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office at (512) 756-8080.