Missing Teen's Family Urges Nationwide Search

The family of a Nathan Carman of Middletown, who's been missing since Thursday, has extended its search nationwide in an effort to get the word out to as many people as possible.

At a press conference Monday afternoon at Middletown Police headquarters, longtime family friend Sharon Factor Hartstein said a Facebook page has been set up, "Find Nathan Carman," after yesterday's search in New Haven turned up no leads.

"I combed all of New Haven with all the help that came down in the rain — it was amazing. You’re out there, walking in the rain, checking the Union Station there, checking all the cabbies that were coming and going, given them flyers, asking them ..." said Clark Carman, Nathan's father.

Harstein encouraged people to tell everyone they know about the teen.

"(The Facebook page is) where we need people to post, repost, ask your friends and family to post, share the description," Hartstein said. "We need this to go viral, to go nationwide as soon as possible," she said.

"Chances are he’s still here, but we’re not sure. We have to go beyond this because we have no substantiated leads that I am aware of since Thursday," Hartstein said.

When asked how he and Nathan's mother, Linda Carman, are holding up, Clark Carman was blunt. "Not real well. It’s been what, five days now? Difficult ... difficult."

Anyone with any information on Nathan Carman is asked to call 911 or their local police department.