Search efforts ongoing for 12-year-old boy missing from Boys Home in Alleghany Co.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – Bradley “Joe” McGuire, age 12, was reported missing on Tuesday after workers at the Boys Home saw him leave on his bicycle with his fishing pole between the hours of 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

According to the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office and the Regional Jail, he is a resident of the Boys Home.

McGuire was dressed in camouflage pants, a shirt that was either green or camouflage, and a gray polo fleece with the Boys Home logo on it.

The entrance to the Boys Home was where his bike was discovered, but he had not been seen or heard from since then. The Virginia State Police and the Department of Wildlife are helping the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office and the Emergency Response Team search in the area.

Call 911 if you have information on the missing boy.