RIVERDALE, Utah — Riverdale Police issued a missing endangered advisory early Friday morning for a foreign exchange student in Utah.
Kai Zhuang is 17 years old and is an Asian male in Utah as a high school foreign exchange student, police say.
Police received a report Thursday at 8:30 p.m. of a kidnapping. They were contacted by the high school where Zhuang attended, who said his parents received a photograph of their child indicating that he was abducted and a ransom was requested.
He was last seen Thursday at about 3:30 a.m. The host family was reportedly unaware that the foreign exchange student was missing from the home, reporting to have seen him the night before and hearing him in the early morning hours.
Zhuang is 5'10" tall and weighs 170 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, Riverdale Police described.
Although officials said it's unknown what type of clothing Zhuang may be wearing, he is known to wear a green jacket.
At this point, police do not believe he was forced to be taken from the home in Riverdale. Though he is still considered to be endangered at this time.
Riverdale police say they are working with the FBI, the US Embassy in China and China officials to locate the missing juvenile.
No suspect has been identified at this time.
If you see Zhuang or have any information on where he may be, contact Riverdale Police at 801-394-6616 or Weber County Dispatch at 801-395-8221.
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