Crime & Safety
Missing River Oaks Teenager Found Safe
Wilson Stratton had been missing 10 days with no cell phone or credit card transactions. He's headed to a hospital for evaluation.
HOUSTON, TX — Wilson Stratton, a 17-year-old from River Oaks who had been missing for 10 days, was found safe Monday afternoon, according to Texas EquuSearch. He was at 7000 North Shepard and is getting moved to Texas Children's hospital for evaluation, according to reports.
Local law enforcement officials searched West Houston more than a week after Stratton went missing near a gas station at Westheimer and Willowick Road. Authorities and officials with Texas EquuSearch began an active search for 17-year old Wilson Stratton began at 8 a.m., Monday.
Wilson didn't have a cell phone and has made no credit card transactions. His father said the teenager had struggled emotionally since the death of his mother.
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