Officials worry that Pike runaway may have left area

The search continued Saturday night for a 12-year-old Pike County boy who was last seen on Thursday.

Authorities say Josh Miller, who lives in the Oatsville community, is suspected of running away from home.

The search began Friday, and resumed on the ground and in the air at noon Saturday.

The Ohio Valley Search and Rescue brought three dog teams to aid 21 searchers combing through the Logan Township area on foot and on ATVs, Saturday, said Madison Seib, public information officer for the Pike County Office of Emergency Management.

In addition, "the emergency management agency's deputy director has gone up in airplane at least twice for aerial search of area," she said.

Seib said Saturday night that searchers are concerned the boy may have left the area, five miles north of Oakland City and west of Indiana 57, where they have concentrated their efforts.

She said the child was believed to have had either food or water with him, and searchers are concerned for his safety.

The search will continue today if the boy has not been found, Seib said.

Miller is described as being 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 80 pounds with hazel eyes and short blonde hair.

He was wearing a black T-shirt, blue denim shorts and tennis shoes when last seen, Friday, in a wooded area near County Road 450 West and Division Street.

The boy has reportedly been sighted several times since the search began Thursday in the fields and woods not far from his home near Knight's Chapel Church.

"He was hiding from people whenever they'd seen him," Pike County Sheriff Jeremy Britton said on Friday.

Miller has run away from home several times before, including once earlier this year, but this is the longest time he's been missing, according to Deputy Michael Willis.

Miller's parents began the search Thursday morning, Seib said.

Searchers have included members of the Pike County sheriff's office, emergency management and Community Emergency Response teams; the Patoka and Union township fire departments; and the Winslow Volunteer Fire Department, Seib said.

The Pike County Sheriff's Department advises anyone who sees Miller or learns of his whereabouts to call (812) 354-6024 or dial 911.

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