Young Dude In Town For ACL, Young Dude Gone Missing

[Wally Pryor 5263]

AUSTIN — A tourist who came to town for the Austin City Limits Music Festival is still missing. Officials with Travis County said he was last seen leaving a rented home early Saturday morning.

"The pain that's in the family right now is not fully understood so we're just trying to get by," said his older brother, Matt White, who took an emergency trip to Austin to help with search efforts.

Friends and family say they are hopeful to find 25-year-old Christopher White of Minnesota as search efforts have been going on all day Sunday. Crews with the Austin-Travis County search-and-rescue team have several dogs out hoping to find sight of him.

"We feel like we have a lot of support right now, and rescuers are committed to finding him," said Christopher's girlfriend, Olivia Wilson.

The group of friends came to Austin for ACL Fest and told KVUE they rented a home near the Colorado River. They said their friend was then last seen Saturday at 6 a.m. leaving the home intoxicated. They last contacted him outside of the patio facing the river. When they realized he was missing around 9:30 a.m, they said they began calling local hospitals and dialed 911.

"He was a best friend, brother, boyfriend, and overall one of the happiest guys," said Beau Webb, who was among the group of friends in town visiting for ACL.

Friends reported that Christopher left behind almost everything, including his wallet and phone. They suspect he could be barefoot and wearing his blue swimming trunks. They described him as being 6 feet 4 inches tall with dark, brown hair.

"My brother and I grew up with land and fair play, so adventuring into the wild is nothing new to us," Matt said, hoping his younger brother is found safe.

Officials with the Travis County Sheriff's Office have been handling this case. They are not releasing further information at this time.

[Pato del Muerto 52620]

Drunk at 6 am huh. 

[DalTxHornFan 3119]

2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Drunk at 6 am huh. 

We've all been there before.

[BrazilHorn 6636]

Bet went for swim. Cramped up and drowned. 

[Larry T. Spider 1747]

Just busy filling in his calendar. He likes beer.

[3adays 454]

I’m curious as to where the house is. Along the Colorado River is pretty vague. 

[HenryJames 66189]

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They said their friend was then last seen Saturday at 6 a.m. leaving the home intoxicated. They last contacted him outside of the patio facing the river.

Dude needed better friends.

[wood 11287]

Damn. Alcohol or other substances + water usually = a bad combo.

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

9 hours ago, Wally Pryor said:

 

"He was a best friend, brother, boyfriend, and overall one of the happiest guys," said Beau Webb, who was among the group of friends in town visiting for ACL.

 

You usually don't see the missing being was'd until a little later in the story.

[po elvis 2080]

2 minutes ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said:

You usually don't see the missing being was'd until a little later in the story.

right? i would investigate this Beau Webb guy. he knows something.

[ConferenceRoom 6147]

Body of man in his 20s found in the water near the Pennybacker. 

[futureman 22554]

[phdhorn 6224]

6 hours ago, 3adays said:

I’m curious as to where the house is. Along the Colorado River is pretty vague. 

 

9 minutes ago, crackamacgowski said:

Body of man in his 20s found in the water near the Pennybacker. 

I think we just got a little better idea.

[Native Horn 3516]

Yep, confirmed.  Damn.

[Bash Riprock 1695]

7 hours ago, 3adays said:

I’m curious as to where the house is. Along the Colorado River is pretty vague. 

3225 Smoky Ridge Dr

[Tylerocks 2555]

Jesus...sad.

Based on the map...his body was found just across the river(2000 ft) from where he was staying...

[jimmyjazz 46245]

So he swam/mostly swam all the way across?

[Deej 76961]

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

the world's a scary place for parents.  this dude and all those kids in the limo.  jeezus.

[phdhorn 6224]

6 hours ago, Deej said:

You're going to hell.  But at least there will be good comedy there.

[Deej 76961]

That decision was made long ago. I'm just rolling with it, now.

[cmontexas 3283]

Guy was a friend of my cousin (no pics) and her boyfriend. They were sharing the Air BnB with him, that's all I really know besides that she had been searching on posting missing person reports. Sad stuff

[Sbbruin 21898]

Dude, sorry.  So sad.