Missing boy, 15, is miraculously found alive by YouTuber

From the Newshound archive · first published 29 September 2026.

Ryker Lee was found wandering the Three Points desert three days after vanishing from an RV home where he had been locked in a small room without running water or bathroom access. A YouTuber conducting a livestream search received a tip that led to his discovery. His mother, Danielle Lee-Sharp, 39, had been charged with child abuse days earlier alongside Michael Menzie, 43, before dying in hospital from apparent self-inflicted injuries on Sunday.

Police described the family's RV as 'deplorable' — filled with insects, smelling of cat urine, with vomit and faeces on the floor.