Search underway for urban explorer teen missing for a month in Monticello
Evan Peters (Supplied)
MONTICELLO, Minn. (FOX 9) - Deputies are asking for the public's help finding a Monticello, Minn. teen who they say is known to explore abandoned properties.
Missing teen
What we know:
The Wright County Sheriff's Office issued an alert through the Minnesota BCA on Wednesday for 16-year-old Evan Peters.
Authorities say Peters left his home on June 27 and hasn't been seen since. He had been communicating with family until just recently.
Peters is 5-foot-9-inches tall with brown eyes and brown hair. He has tattoos on his hands and a radioactive symbol on his right shoulder blade.
The backstory:
Deputies say Peters is known to spend time in the Twin Cities and considers himself an urban explorer – someone who visits abandoned buildings and tunnels.
What you can do:
If you have information about Peters' whereabouts, you are asked to call the Wright County Sheriff's Office at 763-682-7600 or dial 911.