Volunteers Search Trails For Missing Plano Man
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PLANO (CBSDFW) - A Plano family and volunteers organized a search Wednesday to find a missing husband and father.
Walking along trails by Spring Creek is something 47-year-old Christopher Tennyson liked to do to clear his mind, but after four days without his seizure medication, he could be in serious condition, and search parties spread out along the area hoping to find some sign of him.
Search organizers kept eight-year-old Max Tennyson at a safe distance from the roughest terrain, but after several days of missing his dad, the boy wanted to play a part in helping to find him.
"I'm feeling very sad that my dad's gone, and I really want him back," Max said.
What happened to Christopher Tennyson is a mystery. His wife says the former cyclist was adamant about never going anywhere without ID, insurance and cash.
"He didn't take anything with him that that you could... I'm sorry... anything with him that you can trace. I mean the phone is here, the wallet, the credit cards," Faith Tennyson said.
She last saw her husband Saturday afternoon before she and Max left for an overnight trip. Calls and texts that night went unanswered, and when she came home the next morning, he was gone.
"We don't know what direction to go. He could be anywhere. He could have hitched a ride somewhere, and so you don't really know how to move forward, so you're just kind of spinning," Faith said.
Since January, Christopher Tennyson had been seeing a neurologist for unexplained tremors and seizures. Medication had helped, but in recent days, he may have started taking less of it, which his wife believes could have led to him leaving the house in a confused state.
"I have no idea where he is. I just want him to come back right now," Max said.
In addition to the volunteers searching the trails, another team plans to go door-to-door in nearby neighborhoods passing out fliers. Rain only cut the search short by a couple of hours Wednesday, but volunteers plan to start again Thursday.
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