Four MHS Students Aid in Locating Missing Boy

On Saturday, October 12, a seven year old boy was reported missing at the Castle of Muskogee in Oklahoma. The boy had reportedly been missing for an hour before authorities were alerted, launching a wide spread search of the area. The venue was closed as fire and police continued the probe.

Four Mansfield High School freshmen, Tyler Woolbright, Clint Stovall, Fisher Willsey, and Tommy Phang were also a part of that search. The four are now being dubbed as heroes.

Muskogee County Deputies say the group found the child in the parking lot, and he was safely reunited with his family after being missing for nearly four hours.

Tyler Woolbright’s mom, Tiffany, said “It was truly a blessing from God that they were in the right place at the right time. The boy was standing next to our vehicle in the pitch dark over 100 yards away from the gate entrance, just shaking and crying. At first he started to walk away but the boys quickly approached him calling him buddy and asking if he needed their help finding his family. Nobody was breaking the barrier they formed around him as they walked him back and they comforted him the whole way. They were proud to return him safely back to his family and it was a positive experience they will probably never forget.”

The Castle of Muskogee issued a statement following the incident:

The Castle of Muskogee would like to thank the Muskogee Sherriff’s Department, Muskogee Police Department, Muskogee Fire and Rescue, Muskogee Emergency Management, Wagoner Emergency Management, Wagoner Police Department, Wagoner County Sherriff’s Department, Mountainview Fire Department and all of the other organizations and individuals who helped us locate a missing child. We apologize for the inconvenience to all our patrons who were present. This is an unprecedented event in the Castle’s history and currently we are relieved to have a young child reunited with his family.
We are working on a plan to rectify this experience to our guests who were here. The decision to evacuate the grounds was issued by Sheriff Rob Frazier, to further enable rescue efforts.
Thanks to the above-mentioned law enforcement/departments, 7-year old Riley was found safe and reunited with his family. Safety and fun in a family environment is the forefront of the Castle’s mission. We hope you will understand and choose to join us on our upcoming two weekends of the Halloween Festival. Any unused tickets from Saturday are still valid. Please address questions/concerns about your visit, to [email protected]. Be sure to include your name and contact info along with details of your experience and we will respond with a phone call shortly. This is a first for us and we want everyone to be able to have a positive memory of their time here. Thank you for your patience. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Parents of the four boys, their school and community are extremely proud of their efforts as well as the positive outcome in this case.