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RIVERDALE, Weber County — Police and family members are looking for a man and his 2-year-old daughter who went missing Tuesday morning after they were involved in a vehicle crash.
Riverdale Police Lt. Casey Warren said there's concern for the pair's safety because both have medical conditions that "require ongoing attention."
Josh Stinger and his daughter, Gabby, were involved in the crash at about 9:30 a.m., Warren said. Josh spoke with responding officers and then called his family after and said he was headed home, the lieutenant said.
But he never made it.
Family members contacted police for help, and officers spent the day searching all the places Josh Stinger typically goes. The search found nothing.
Warren didn't specify what medical conditions the father and daughter are dealing with, but Maribel Stinger, Josh's wife, told KSL that her husband has a slight disability that can cause him to become frightened and want to flee.
As for Gabby, Maribel Stinger said the toddler has cancer and needs to be home in her bed, not out in the cold.
"With the conditions that we have, we feel like they could be in danger," Warren said. "That's why we're reaching out to the public."
Josh and Gabby Stinger were last seen in a 2004 blue Dodge Durango with Utah license plate number 904MYR. The right side of the vehicle has some damage from the morning crash and the right headlight is broken, police said.
Anyone who's seen Josh and Gabby Stinger, or their 2004 Durango, is asked to contact Weber County's emergency dispatch center at 801-629-8221.
Contributing: Ashley Kewish and Brianna Bodily
