The Brief
- Elijah Blanding, a 25-year-old man with the mental capacity of a child due to a traumatic brain injury, has been missing since June 17.
- His family reported him missing after failing to get answers from Community Bridges Inc., where Elijah was receiving care, and have filed a report with Phoenix Police.
- The family is urgently seeking help to locate Elijah, especially due to the extreme heat, as his current whereabouts and condition are unknown.
AVONDALE, Ariz. – A West Valley family is desperately searching for a young man who essentially disappeared earlier this week.
25-year-old Elijah Blanding was last seen on June 17. Now his family wants answers from the healthcare providers who were supposed to be helping him.
His family has already had to bury his brother, and they don’t want the same fate for Elijah.…