HARDIN - Relatives of the missing Little Light family pleaded today for help in finding the couple and their three-month old son.
Teddy Little Light, his wife, Juliet Toineeta and their son Wyatt were last seen at a relative’s house in Crow Agency on Dec. 23, according to the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office.
On Monday evening, investigators following an anonymous tip found the family’s 1995 Chevy pickup truck near Fort Smith.
“We’re pleading with the general public,” said family member Cedric Black Eagle.“If they know anything, or have seen them, call.”
Black Eagle, who is related to both Toineeta and the Little Light family, was among about 40 family and friends who gathered for a press conference this afternoon at the Big Horn County Courthouse in Hardin.
April Toineeta, Juliet’s aunt, sent a message to the couple.
“To Juliet and Teddy, contact anyone of us to let us know you’re OK and if there is anything wrong, we can work through this,” she said.
Officials do not believe foul play involved in the family’s disappearance, said county Undersheriff Rondell Davis.
On Monday about 7 p.m., officials received an anonymous call about the location of the couple’s pickup truck. Police found the truck on Grapevine road, an unimproved road off Highway 91 that leads toward Fort Smith, and have been searching in the area.
There was no sign of an accident or trouble with the vehicle, Davis said.
Members of the sheriff’s department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Crow Tribe Fish and Game Department have joined together in the search.
Family members describe the couple as outgoing and said they may be seen in the social setting such as an athletic event. Officials encourage anyone with information about the missing family to contact law enforcement officials.
“Even if you think it’s a very far off chance, it might be something,” said sheriff’s office dispatcher Kim Satko.
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