Update
The Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office reports that Ayers was located and is safe.
Original Story
A Golden Alert D was issued for a missing Rockcastle County man last seen on Wednesday around 8:00 a.m.
According to the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office, 59-year-old William "Craig" Ayers left his residence on Jones Lane at 6:00 a.m.
Ayers is described as a white male, approximately 5'8", about 170 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and has glasses. He is possibly wearing a denim coat with tan sleeves, a black Star Wars hoodie, black or blue jeans, and a pink backpack.
His family told LEX 18 he goes by "Craig" and will respond to that name. Ayers has a developmental disability, and a "childlike mindset," according to his family.
His sister and his nieces have been searching for Ayers near his rural Rockcastle County home since he went missing, to no avail.
They hope social media posts will help spread the word and help someone identify him and bring him home.
"We're trying to push through and be optimistic," said his niece, Arika Estes. "We all have little kids and we're trying to keep it together for them and be reassuring. We can stress later and we'll get done what we need to do now."
With few answers, their hope is that Ayers is somewhere warm and out of danger.
"If he sees this, please come home," said his sister, Cheri Kuhn. "He's got my number in his wallet. Call. Call 911. We'll come get him"
The case is under investigation, and anyone with information on his whereabouts should call 606-256-2121 or 911.
