Pleasantville Police have located a man who had been missing since Tuesday, May 24.

Mason Vang left the home of friends he had been staying with while expressing thoughts of self-harm. Pleasantville Police Chief Joe Mrstik says cooperation with other law enforcement agencies and the proliferation of information through social media helped lead to finding Vang late Tuesday night. Mrstik emphasized the efforts of the Madrid Police Department, Boone and Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and the community in sharing the information released by the media. Vang was transported to a hospital for evaluation by professionals.