First responders in Swansea are asking the public for help finding a missing fifth-grade student who never made it home after stepping off his school bus Wednesday afternoon. Prince Carter attends High Mount School, and authorities say he did not arrive home as expected once the bus dropped him off.
According to FOX 2, officials are urging anyone with information about Carter's whereabouts to act quickly. The outlet reported that authorities want the community's help locating him after he failed to arrive home this week.
How to Help
Officials are asking anyone with information to contact High Mount School immediately at 618-233-1054 or to call 911, per the station's report. No further details about Carter's description, the time he was last seen, or the scope of the search have been released.
A Recent Case With a Happy Ending
Swansea has dealt with a missing-juvenile search before. In October 2024, police said 14-year-old Lena Mostafa was reported missing after last being seen at Belleville East High School on Oct. 15. She was found safe days later, Swansea Police Chief Matthew Blomberg said in a news release cited by the Belleville News-Democrat, which quoted him saying, “The missing juvenile has been located and is safe.”
In that earlier case, Blomberg said no further details would be released, the News-Democrat reported. It is not known whether the current search for Carter will follow a similar pattern, and no additional information has been made public as of this report.
