Law enforcement officers are searching for a 19-year-old Marshall man whose car was found abandoned in a ditch northwest of Taunton.  The Lyon County Sheriff's Office says Brandon Swanson's Chevrolet Lumina was found shortly after noon Wednesday at the Lyon-Lincoln county line in southwestern Minnesota.

Swanson's parents called the sheriff about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday to say they had gotten a cell phone call from their son, who said he had gone into a ditch.  He told them he went off the road between Marshall and Lynd, but his car wasn't there. The cell call was traced to a tower near Minneota, and the car was found soon after.

Thursday afternoon a spokeswoman for Brandon's family said just disappearing is out of character for him and they fear the only reason he isn't contacting them now is that he may be injured and unable to do so. About 75 people have been assisting in the search for him near Taunton, which is about 15 miles northwest of Marshall.