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Search Intensifies for Missing Elderly Scott County Couple Last Seen at Brimstone Recreation ATV Park

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Published on July 03, 2024
Search Intensifies for Missing Elderly Scott County Couple Last Seen at Brimstone Recreation ATV ParkSource: X/Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has launched a Silver Alert for an elderly couple from Scott County, as concerns grow over their whereabouts since they were last seen on Saturday at an ATV park. Larry Young, aged 73, and Beverly Young, aged 74, were reportedly riding an all-terrain vehicle in the Brimstone Recreation ATV Park when they went missing, the last known location being trail 43 near the Monster Pond, according to WBIR.

The couple's abandoned ATV was eventually discovered following their disappearance; however, the Scott County Sheriff's Office and search teams have been met with the challenge of difficult terrain as their search expands, in the hopes of locating the missing couple, their daughter Becki Young has expressed high levels of concern given both of her parents' health conditions – her father is currently undergoing treatment for lung cancer while her mother suffers from Parkinson's disease, as per WVLT.

TBI and local authorities continue to encourage the public to come forward with any information that might aid the investigation; anyone with pertinent details is urged to contact the Scott County Sheriff's Office at 423-663-0409 or the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND, this urgent plea was shared in statements obtained by WVLT.tv.