Did you hear about the kid who was sucked out of the car in Joplin?

proud2BlibKansan

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Tue May-24-11 09:43 PM
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Did you hear about the kid who was sucked out of the car in Joplin?

He was on his way home from his high school graduation. He was wearing a seatbelt. And he was sucked out of the sun roof.

Just heartbreaking.

And his family can't find him. He's in a hospital somewhere but they don't know where.

I can't even imagine what they must be going through.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/05/24/2011-05-24_family_seeks_high_school_grad_will_norton_sucked_out_of_cars_sunroof_during_jopl.html

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xmas74

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Tue May-24-11 09:50 PM
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1. I hadn't heard about him yet.

If he's in a hospital it could be anywhere, even Children's Mercy if he looked young.

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proud2BlibKansan

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Tue May-24-11 09:50 PM
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2. I have one friend on Facebook from Joplin. Check out what she just posted:

Edited on Tue May-24-11 09:51 PM by proud2BlibKansan

West Central Staff - message from Denise..."Would you post on facebook that if people want to help me locate our unaccounted for kids tomorrow, please meet at north at ten. We will walk the neighborhood. Also, they can text those not on facebook if they want to help. They must have on their id badge to get into north."

OMG. I don't even know what to say. Walking the neighborhood to look for kids who were sitting in their classrooms just a few days ago. My heart goes out to these teachers.

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RayOfHope

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Tue May-24-11 09:54 PM
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3. Joplin Schools says 60% of their school system affected

that includes teachers and staff. Can you imagine?

http://blogs.news-leader.com/schools/2011/05/24/joplin-schools-at-least-3420-school-age-children-directly-affected-by-storm/

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proud2BlibKansan

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Tue May-24-11 09:58 PM
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5. No I can't imagine. I don't want to imagine.

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RayOfHope

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Tue May-24-11 09:57 PM
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4. The FB page is so sad. They keep reporting he's found, then he's not, then he is, then he's not

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Find-Will-Norton/150592665010818

All kinds of people down here have missing children from babies to teenagers.

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uppityperson

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Tue May-24-11 09:58 PM
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6. I read about him, was wondering if he'd been id'd yet. So sad

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Lars39

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Tue May-24-11 10:01 PM
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7. AC just did a phone interview with a family member...

I thought I understood her to say that the family had checked 150 hospitals...that doesn't sound right she meant 150 mile radius?

She also mentioned that there were quite a few Jane and John Does at the various hospitals.

I think I may get my name tattooed somewhere.

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proud2BlibKansan

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Tue May-24-11 10:11 PM
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9. That sounded reasonable to me

They are taking the victims all over a 4 state area.

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blondeatlast

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Tue May-24-11 10:13 PM
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11. I wear a Medic Alert for insulin-dependent diabetes; it has

the added benefit of being an identification if...

I don't want to think about it.

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hlthe2b

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Tue May-24-11 10:09 PM
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8. I just hope he really is alive and in a hospital somewhere...

and not some unfortunate mix-up.... May he recover fully...(and get some very likely needed psych counseling after his horrendous ordeal)

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proud2BlibKansan

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Tue May-24-11 10:11 PM
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10. I can't help but think this won't have a happy ending.

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hlthe2b

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Tue May-24-11 10:14 PM
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12. Yes... Unfortunately the odds may be increasingly against them..

I continue to hope and, yes, pray, for those lost and the families that must go on.

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roguevalley

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Tue May-24-11 10:26 PM
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13. and on top of it, Cantor's remarks. May there be justice for all who

suffer

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hlthe2b

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Tue May-24-11 10:36 PM
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17. Karma for his ilck.... can't come soon enough...

What a disgusting, vile, ugly SOB.

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JVS

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Tue May-24-11 10:30 PM
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14. If they can't find him what makes them think he's in a hospital and not dead?

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hlthe2b

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Tue May-24-11 10:34 PM
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16. they had earlier leads that indicated he was in a hospital....

Edited on Tue May-24-11 11:06 PM by hlthe2b

I think those have since been proven to be mistaken identity or else he was transferred to another facility, but they don't know where... Totally unclear

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barbtries

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Tue May-24-11 10:31 PM
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15. shit!

somewhere else today, i read about a kid in a hospital who's unrecognizable and they were trying to find the family...where?! honestly i can't remember just where!
it's 11:29 pm edt right now. hopefully better news when i check in the morning. i'll probably dream about him. damn where was that. it might have been - i think it was! comments on the weather channel. i think. aargh.

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