An Amber Alert is still out for 11 year-old Brendan Chobod, missing since Friday morning. The Isabella County Sheriff's Department still does not know if he was kidnapped or wandered off, but they say he is in extreme danger.

Brendan disappeared from his home on M-20 in Chippewa Township, east of Mount Pleasant.

The Sheriff's department called off the bulk of the search at dark, but K-9 searchers will continue to look for Brendan overnight. The main search will resume at 9 a.m. Saturday.

In the meantime, Brendan's family and friends are just hoping to find him soon.

His mother, Jackie Chobod, and neighbors distributed fliers with Brendan's face on it this afternoon.

"We've got 'em posted at every gas station, every store, every trailer, every home that we can stop at to do it," Jackie Chobod said. "He's wonderful. He's very well mannered, he always asks if he can or can't do something."

"It could be simple Brendan decided to walk away. We don't know at this point," Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said.

The sheriff says a babysitter was in charge of watching Brendan at his home since eight Friday morning, but didn't see him.

"The babysitter just assumed Brendan was still in bed sleeping," Sheriff Miodszewski said.

Early Friday afternoon, the sheriff says the babysitter checked on Brendan, and he was gone. His mother says it's not like him to wander off--he usually asks permission.

"We're all praying that we find him," Minde Lux, volunteer searcher, said.

More than 60 volunteers and officers came out to search for Brendan on ATVs and in a helicopter. The sheriff department's hovercraft also combed the nearby Chippewa River, and the National Center for the Exploitation of Children, the FBI, the Red Cross CERT Team are helping with the search.

"We also have a blood hound K-9 team coming in from Grand Rapids, actually they will be working throught the night," Sheriff Mioduszewski said.

The sheriff says no matter why Brendan is missing, he's in extreme danger because of a mental disability, asthma and a severe allergy to bee stings.

"This is the time when bees are out and about, so we've got several concerns with this whole situation," Sheriff Mioduszewski said.

Until searchers find Brendan, his family can only wait and hope.

"I just want him to come home. It's been all day, and it isn't like him to go out of the yard," Jackie Chobod said.

Here is a description of Brendan: He's four feet, eight inches tall, 55 pounds and has blue eyes and brown hair. He also has a tracheotomy scar on his neck.

Deputies are also looking for a grey GMC van with license plate number: CAT2531. They say the van may be driven by Andrew Smith of Midland County, who is not considered a kidnapping suspect, but they would like to speak with him.

The Isabella County Sheriff's Department may need more volunteers Saturday when they take up the search again at 9 a.m. The central command is at the Shepherd Tri-Township Fire Department in Chippewa Township on M-20.

If you have any information about Brendan, call 911 or the Isabella County Sheriff's Office at 989-773-1000.

9&10's Jodi Hathaway and photojournalist Joel Deaner have the story.