NEW : The father survived his suicide attempt and is being cared for in a mental health facility , said Morenci , Michigan , Police Chief Larry Weeks on Saturday . Dozens have searched for three missing boys along Ohio - Michigan border . Tanner Skelton is out for three boys -- ages 5 , 7 and 7 -- who were last seen 7 . The boy 's father told police he left the boys with a woman he 'd met on the internet . Police still do n't know if the father 's story is true or whether the woman he mentions is real .
NEW : Dozens have searched for three missing boys along Ohio - Michigan border . Tanner Skelton is out for three boys -- ages 5 , 7 and 7 -- who were last seen 7 . The boy 's father told police he left the boys with a woman he 'd met on the internet . Police still do n't know if the father 's story is true or whether the woman he mentions is real .