Six members of Haiti's Special Olympics delegation have mysteriously disappeared while participating in this year's games.
Police and other local authorities including Walt Disney World, the hosts for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, are scrambling to find them with members of the public being asked to contact police if any of the six are spotted.
The missing individuals are all men between the ages of 18 and 32, who were in the country for a "soccer competition", according to a bulletin from the local sheriff's office in Florida, US.
Only one of the six is believed to have an intellectual disability and the other five are not Special Olympics athletes.
On June 6 all of them turned in their room keys and mysteriously disappeared leaving their personal belongings and bags.
Police are looking for Antione Mithon, Nicholson Fontilus, Peter Berlus, Anderson Petit-Frere, Steevenson Jacquet and Oriol Jean.
In a statement from Osceola County Sheriff's Office, a spokesperson said: "The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a missing person’s case involving members of the Haitian delegation participating in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.
"We are in communication with Walt Disney World, Special Olympics, and our Law Enforcement and Federal partners.
"At this time, we believe this is an isolated event and do not suspect foul play. We are asking anyone with information to please contact the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office."
The Special Olympics began on Sunday June 5 and will run through to June 12 in and around Orlando.
Around 5,500 athletes and coaches from the US and Caribbean nations are represented in the games.
Petit-Frère was one of the missing delegates and was featured on Team Haiti’s Instagram account last week, reports NewYorkPost.
“My name is Anderson Petit-Frère, I am from Port-au-Prince and I am 18 years old,” the young athlete wrote. .
“I am a unified player and I am part of the Special Olympics Haiti unified soccer team. It’s a big joy and honour to be part of that team. I will do my best to help the athletes in the USA Games Orlando 2022.”
