Family, advocates call for shutting down Washington facility after resident with Autism disappears

Washington state is settling a lawsuit with the family of a man who disappeared from a state-operated habilitation facility last year and hasn't been found.

Joel Wellman hasn’t been seen since Jan. 31, 2020, and a complaint from his family says the Rainier School in Buckley, Wash., is responsible.

The school is operated by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and is a habilitation center for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Wellman, who suffered from Autism, wandered away from the school and into the woods nearby, and has since been presumed dead.

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