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FDLE issues a Missing Child Alert for Flagler County teen

A missing child alert has been issued for Rickey Wheeler, 17, of Palm Coast, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Rickey has been missing since Sept. 21, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said.

Rickey is 5-foot-9, 110 pounds and was last seen wearing camouflage army shorts, green Nike sneakers and a gray shirt with blue stripes.

Officials said Rickey is missing and endangered because of his diminished mental capacity.

Rickey was last seen near the 700 block of Madison Green Circle in Palm Coast, FL.

If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Rickey, please contact FDLE or the Flagler County Sheriff's Office at (386) 313-4911.