Sky's photo is shown age-progressed to 7 years. He was last seen on November 6, 2011, in Bellevue, Washington. Sky was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, black and aqua blue sweatpants, and white socks.
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Sky was last seen in Bellevue, Washington on November 6, 2011. His mother, Julia V. Biryukova, said he got sick and she was driving him and his four-year-old sister to Overlake Hospital Medical Center in her brother's silver 1998 Acura when it ran out of gas in the 2600 block of 112th Avenue northeast.
Biryukova left Sky strapped in a car seat in the unlocked vehicle, took his sister and walked to a gas station a mile away for help. When she arrived, she didn't buy gas, but instead called a friend who dropped her off at the car about an hour after she'd left it. By this time, Sky was gone. He has never been heard from again.
An extensive search of the area turned up no indication of Sky's whereabouts. Authorities did find a toddler's shoe but later determined it wasn't his.
Biryukova did not have a gas can with her when she called the police at 9:50 a.m. to report her son's disappearance. Police learned that the car had not, in fact, run out of gas and had no mechanical problems. Witnesses said they'd seen the car between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. and there wasn't a child in it.
Biryukova refused to take a polygraph or speak directly to the police about her son's disappearance, communicating through an attorney instead. The rest of Sky's family members, including his father, Solomon S. Metalwala (also spelled "Salman"), cooperated with the investigation, and Solomon has been active in the search for Sky whereas Biryukova has not been.
Investigators learned no one besides Biryukova had seen Sky for at least two weeks before his disappearance, and possibly much longer than that, but it wasn't uncommon for her to isolate herself in her home with the children for extended time periods.
In the aftermath of Sky's disappearance, his sister was taken into protective custody and placed in a foster home. His sister was too young to provide any statements useful to the investigation; she only said her brother had been in the car that morning.
Although no suspects have been named in Sky's case, the investigation has focused primarily on Biryukova due to the circumstances of the case and her lack of cooperation. She was born in Russia and has relatives outside the United States, and Solomon is from Pakistan, but authorities believe Sky is still somewhere in Washington state.
The circumstances of Sky's disappearance are very unclear and it's possible he went missing some time before his mother reported it. His case remains unsolved.
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Have you seen this child? SKY METALWALA
Missing From: BELLEVUE, WA. Missing Date: 11/06/2011. Sky's photo is shown age-progressed to 7 years. He was last seen on November 6, 2011, in Bellevue, Washington. Sky was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, black and aqua blue sweatpants, and white socks.
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SKY METALWALA has been missing from Bellevue, #WASHINGTON since 6 Nov 2011 - Age 2
His mother, Julia Biryukova, said he got sick and she was driving him and his four-year-old sister to Overlake Hospital when it ran out of gas.Biryukova left Sky in a car seat in the unlocked vehicle, took his sister and walked to a gas station...
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