Vigil for Gannon Stauch held in South Carolina community

LORIS, S.C. (KRDO) -- Thursday marks 10 days since 11-year-old Gannon Stauch's disappearance, and his story has been shared throughout the country with the hopes of finding him and bringing him back home.

Signs, blue ribbons, and blue lights show the Lorson Ranch neighborhood's unity for Gannon, but a community in South Carolina, where Gannon's family is originally from, is also coming together in support.

More than 1,600 miles away in Loris, a small town in South Carolina, complete strangers get emotional and fight back tears.

"I can't wait to meet him, and see what a great little guy he is," said Melissa Todd, a family friend organized a prayer vigil Wednesday night.

The search for the 11-year-old is now well into the second week.

"We want to pray him home, and we want to pray him home safe," Todd said.

With the community still searching for answers, strangers find comfort through hugs.

"When one family hurts, another family hurts," she said.

The vigil is aimed at showing the Stauch family in Colorado that there are hundreds more in South Carolina praying for Gannon's safe return.

Another community vigil in El Paso County will be held outside Lorson Ranch Saturday, we'll have more information as we learn more.