An Arkansas man has been found in Texas and reunited with his family after he was missing for more than a year, according to reports from THV 11 in Arkansas.
Harley McCourt, now 27, was reported missing on October 2, 2021, by the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, according to the department’s Twitter page.
McCourt reportedly left his Little Rock home without his wallet and cell phone. His family had been searching for him ever since.
“I knew something was wrong. And so, I went, and I started searching everywhere. I looked in the closets, under the bed,” his mother, Kim McCourt, told THV 11.
McCourt was found in Galveston on March 11. His family drove seven hours to find him after a Galveston police officer notified them of his whereabouts.
Officers had noticed McCourt walking against traffic late at night and stopped him.
While trying to find some sort of identification, police found information in McCourt’s bag that led to his identification. They proceeded to call his family.
However, officers could not hold or detain McCourt because he had not committed any crimes.
After driving seven hours to Texas, McCourt’s family searched the beach looking for him.
While the family was taking a break, McCourt himself actually spotted his mother and called out her name. Kim then yelled back, and the two realized they had found each other.
“I couldn’t believe it. He was walking down the beach, he had an umbrella, his glasses, and he had a COVID mask on still,” McCourt’s sister, Brittney Crumpton, said in an interview with KARK.
Neither his family nor authorities know how McCourt ended up in Galveston, which is nearly 500 miles southwest of Little Rock.
McCourt’s’ mother, Kim, took to social media to share that her son had been found.
“Yesterday I got to put my arms around my son. Something I had prayed hard for since Oct 2021. Harley is back with his family and my heart is full again,” the post read on a Facebook page dedicated to finding her son.
“I can’t express how grateful we are. Much love to you all.”