ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Search and rescue teams have been called to a local nature preserve in Ross County to search for a missing juvenile. According to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, 13-year-old Darius Lester was last seen yesterday evening around 9 p.m.

The current search area at the Pleasant Valley Wildlife Preserve

Darius is described as 4’8″, 84lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing Minecraft pajamas and black glasses when he was last seen.

Search teams are currently canvassing the Pleasant Valley Wildlife preserve near the Pleasant Valley Trailer Park.

Anyone with information on Darius’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 740-773-11185. The search is ongoing and more information will be provided as it becomes available.

GUARDIAN FILE | Jay Salley

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