Found: 10-year-old boy had been missing from YMCA’s Camp Greenville
A 10-year-old boy has been found after going missing from the YMCA’s Camp Greenville Thursday evening, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
Matthew Yarborough, who has autism, was located around 8 a.m. about 2 miles from his last known location, said Lt. Ryan Flood, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office.
Ten agencies from North and South Carolina were involved in the search as it continued Friday morning for Matthew Yarborough, who went missing from the YMCA’s Camp Greenville in mountainous territory near the North Carolina border.
Cedar Mountain Fire and Rescue and the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office were also among agencies involved, according to Jimmy Jones, spokesman for Cedar Mountain Fire and Rescue.
A helicopter and drones equipped with infrared cameras and a team K-9s were being employed.
The call to report the boy missing was received at 5:28 p.m., Jones said, and about 70 people were involved in the search last night.
At about 1,400 acres, Camp Greenville is the fifth-largest YMCA camp in the nation, according to the YMCA of Greenville. The camp is more than 100 years old, and it stands at an elevation of about 3,200 feet off U.S. 276 about 17 miles southeast of Brevard, North Carolina, and 38 miles north of Greenville.
A number of programs and events are held there. About 12,000 children attended programs there in 2015, when more than $5 million was raised for improvements at the camp.
This story was originally published August 8, 2019 at 9:09 PM with the headline "Found: 10-year-old boy had been missing from YMCA’s Camp Greenville."
