16-Year-Old Boy Missing After Attending Church

Update: Nathaniel’s body was found on December 16th, 2014.

Sixteen-year-old Nathaniel Dance of Independence, Missouri is missing. He was last seen on Sunday, October 19th after his ward’s afternoon Sacrament Meeting. He was seen walking eastward from the Stake Center by himself a half an hour after the meeting ended. His absence was not noticed until after the end of the three-hour block.

Nathaniel was wearing a dark dress suit, dress boots, and sunglasses. His temple recommend was possibly in his suit coat.

Nathaniel’s father says that Nathaniel liked the outdoors and was good at plant identification. He would see living in the outdoors as a challenge. Nathaniel is also his seminary class president and bikes to and from seminary at 5:30 a.m. every morning.

Details are available on the Missing-Nathaniel Facebook page. If you have any information related to his disappearance, call 1-800-THE-LOST or (816) 2-6-3993.

UPDATE: The Examiner of Independence has reported Nathaniel missing as runaway.  Anyone with information related to his disappearance is encouraged to call the Independence Police Department at 816-325-7346 or CFSI at 512-644-9856 or cfsipres@gmail.com.