Police and hundreds of volunteers are searching for a 17-year-old boy with autism who went missing in the western Upper Peninsula, near Paulding in Ontonagon County, a remote and sparsely populated part of the state. We re out there doing our best, said Darian Reed, a volunteer from Houghton who searched for the teen through the night Friday and all day Saturday and plans to go back Monday afternoon. Hopefully, we ll get him back safe.
Cam Besonen was last seen at about 6 p.m. Friday in Haight, according to Reed and the Ontonagon County Sheriff s Office. It sounded like he and the dad were outside, and he was playing with the dog, Reed said. The dad went inside to do something real quick. He turns around and he s not there.
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Search and rescue teams are still looking for a missing Paulding teen.
Cam Besonen, 17, was last seen Friday evening in the Paulding area in Ontonagon County. He was wearing a long-sleeve shirt and jeans, clothes that don’t offer much protection in cold weather.
The Ontonagon County Sheriff s Office said multiple agencies and volunteers have been looking for Besonen all weekend and are continuing their search Monday morning.
Police ask if you notice anything or anyone in your area, to please call 911.
Besonen is autistic and nonverbal. Jill Keeley-Besonen says her son has no sense of direction or how to yell for help. Hundreds of people joined the search over the weekend.
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ONTONAGON A Wisconsin man was arraigned in 98th District Court Monday after allegedly leading police on a chase through Ontonagon County at more than 100 mph.
Travis Kosey, 26, of Rothschild, Wisconsin, was reported driving recklessly after having failed to pay for gasoline Friday night. When a deputy saw the car around 10:25 p.m., they pursued the suspect, who crashed in Rockland, according to a release from the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office. After the man continued on foot, officers from several local agencies set up a perimeter before finding the man in an outbuilding on a residential property.