GASTONIA, N.C. (WFMY) - The 911 call in the case of missing 6-year-old Maddox Ritch has been released.
The 50-second clip reveals little information, but a park employee mentions a pier and some trees when asked about the last place the boy was seen. Ritch was at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia with his father and another adult Saturday.
PHOTOS: Maddox Ritch
CALL TEXT:
911 Dispatcher: Gaston County 911 what is the address of your emergency?
Park employee: Yes ma'am we're at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia and um we have a missing kid.
And um, he's missing. He's been missing for probably the last 30-40 minutes. An hour maybe...
Dispatcher: Right, how old is the child.
Park employee: I think about 6-7 years old. We've searched everywhere.
Dispatcher: Are you an employee?
Park employee: Yes ma'am.
Dispatcher: Is the parents there?
Park employee: Yeah, they're here. They're out looking for him.
Dispatcher: Where is the last place they've seen him at in the park?
Park employee: They seen him right by the pier and the [?] over here.
Dispatcher: Last seen him near the pier and the trees?
Park employee: Yes.
Dispatcher: I need to know his name- is the parents nearby or somebody nearby that you can talk to?
Park employee: Gimme one second. I'm sorry. I don't know the kids name. The parents are out here looking.
[CALL ENDS]
“I just want my baby home, please, whatever you can do. Maddox is my whole world and my reason for living. He's mama's boy,” said mother Carrie Ritch Tuesday.
The FBI is now offering a $10,000 reward for information that could help find Maddox.
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