A Texas man who disappeared as a teenager in 2015 after being seen walking his dogs in Houston has been found alive, police and family members said Monday.
Police and firefighters found Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV, now 25, at about 10 p.m. Thursday after receiving a call about a person lying on the ground outside a southeast Houston church, the police spokesman said. John Cannon.
At the moment it is unknown where Farias has been for the last eight years.Cannon said. At the moment he is hospitalized. Police investigators have not yet spoken to him.
“What we do know is that by the time he recovered, a Good Samaritan saw him unconscious and immediately called the police and 911. My son Rudy is getting the care he needs to get over his trauma, but right now he’s not talking and he’s not able to communicate with us,” said Janie Santana, Farias’ mother, in a statement.
Houston police tweeted Monday afternoon that they planned to speak with Farias and his family on Wednesday.