Authorities looking for missing Ellis County man

HAYS, Kan. (KSNW) – Authorities in Ellis County are looking for a 48-year-old man who went missing on Tuesday.

According to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, Kurt J. Stecklein was last known to be driving around Saline River Road and Coddell Avenue in a dark blue 2011 Chevy Silverado pickup. Authorities say he was believed to be having a medical emergency when he called a family member for a ride around 4:30 p.m.

A family member could not locate him, and contacted the sheriff’s office. A search was conducted by deputies and a Kansas Highway Patrol aircraft after dark, and it continued this morning. So far, he hasn’t been found.

Stecklein is 5 feet, 10 inches tall, 180 pounds, and has brown hair.

No photo has been provided at this time.

Anyone with information about Stecklein or his pickup is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 785-625-1040.

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