US gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton has sparked fears for her safety after 'disappearing' following her DWI charge in West Virginia last month, the Daily Mail has found out.

Concerned member of the family in the village of Fairmont revealed they have actually not seen or heard from the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - since her arrest in her hometown on May 17.

The absence of interaction is nothing brand-new for the previous athlete, according to family members, who say Retton hadn't even notified her family that she remained in town before her embarrassing encounter with police.

Last week, the Daily Mail solely revealed that Retton was captured 'slurring her words' with a 'screw top' bottle of wine in the traveler seat while she was behind the wheel of her Porsche.

She had actually pulled over at an AutoZone in Fairmont after being seen 'driving all over the street'.

Officers noted 'the odor of alcohol' releasing from her while she remained in the chauffeur's seat of the automobile while it was still running, according to court records.

She stopped working all 3 stages of the basic field sobriety test and was charged in Marion County for 'driving under impact of alcohol, managed compounds, or drugs'.

A within source said in the wake of her arrest: 'Her household had no concept she was here at all, they discovered out about the arrest when everybody else did.

Mary Lou Retton has actually sparked worries for her security as relative state she has actually 'vanished' since her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month

Retton was the first American woman to win an Olympic specific all-around gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo (left) at just 16 years of ages at the 1984 video games

'They do not actually talk much, she moved away. She never ever called them to inform them that she was coming back, they only discovered after the arrest.

'That's households for you, it's not her finest decision. Families resemble that, there wasn't a falling out - they just have not spoken in a while'.

Now it appears Retton has gone completely to ground, without any indication of her at her family home in Fairmont or her primary home, her post-divorce residential or commercial property in Texas.

Exclusive Daily Mail images reveal her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with plans and leaflets cluttering the porch.

Neighbors say they have not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the past two weeks, adding that Retton mainly keeps to herself in the gated substance.

After Daily Mail connected to her daughters on Thursday, her legal representative Edmund J. Rollo issued a declaration on Tuesday, saying the star was in 'great spirits.'

'She is extremely appreciative of all of the assistance she has received,' he added. 'Mary Lou will release a declaration at the appropriate time. Until then, please respect her personal privacy.'

The retired Olympian has invested much of her life in between West Virginia and Texas, where she has been based given that 2012.

She was married to Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real estate developer Shannon Kelly, with whom she shares daughters Shayla, 30, McKenna, 28, Skyla, 24, and Emma, 23, from 1990 to 2018.

According to social media, Retton and her four daughters have an extremely close relationship, though she has actually not appeared in her children's Instagram posts in at least 6 months.

Retton, who has 4 daughters, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has not been seen or spoken with by her relatives in her hometown in West Virginia since her arrest on May 17, experts told DailyMail.com

Retton spoke publicly about her terrifying health battle after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with a rare form of pneumonia

Now it appears Retton has actually gone entirely to ground, without any sign of her at her household home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and primary home in Texas (imagined) last Thursday

And while her member of the family in West Virginia have shared their shock at her arrest, Retton's children have actually remained tight lipped over the incident, declining to talk to the Daily Mail.

But they have actually been posting cryptic inspiring religious posts explaining life and mistakes as 'God's will' on their social networks.

Her youngest daughter Emma, is set to get wed later this month in Dallas, though it's uncertain if the gymnastics legend will go to.

Relative are supposedly worried about the arrest, though were 'uninformed' of any reason or issues regarding why Retton could have driven the 1,500 mile cross nation trip from Texas to West Virginia.

Her older bro Donnie, 59, died in December of in 2015, with an obituary stating there was 'no visitation or funeral services'.

Court records reveal that a lawyer representing Retton appeared alone at a hearing on May 27, to submit a movement for discovery.

Officers kept in mind throughout her arrest that she had a 'screw leading container of white wine' that was in the passenger seat of her cars and truck when they approached her.

She failed all three stages of the standard field sobriety test, and declined a roadside initial breath test, as well as a secondary chemical test of her blood.

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Retton was charged in Marion County for 'driving under impact of alcohol, managed compounds, or drugs,' according to the West Virginia Magistrate Court system.

She was launched after personally publishing a $1,500 bond. Representatives for Retton are yet to address the arrest.

A legal representative representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not immediately respond to an ask for remark by the Daily Mail.

Best understood for receiving 2 perfect 10 ratings at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has actually fought more health concerns in the last few years.

The embellished gymnast had problem with pneumonia in 2023, which led her daughter to create a crowdfunding page to help pay installing healthcare facility costs, raising $200,000 in just a day.

But the family soon drew criticism after refusing to clarify where the contributions would be going, while Retton's claim to not have insurance coverage was likewise questioned by some.

'They didn't be worthy of that,' Retton said in May when asked about the backlash her daughters received.

'They were just trying to look after me. I do not care about the naysayers. There are trolls all over. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got a viewpoint, however it is what it is.'

While there was a pleased ending for Retton in 2023, doctors briefly feared for her life as her children delivered what they thought would be their last farewell to their mother.

Retton's child, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was identified out and about in Texas, but declined to comment on her mother's arrest or location

Retton posturing with her daughter McKenna Kelley at the NCAA championships in 2019. The former gymnast was 'slurring her words' when she pulled over into an AutoZone in Fairmont, West Virginia

Retton married Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real estate designer Shannon Kelley (center) in Houston, Texas in 1990. They divorced in 2018

Even now, Retton fears she will never effectively recuperate from the damage to her lungs.

'It's been truly hard,' she said in an emotional interview with People in 2024. 'My lungs are so scarred. It will be a life time of healing.

'My physicality was the only thing I had and it was taken away from me. It's humiliating.'

Retton thinks she recovered from the terrifying ordeal as 'God wasn't ready' for her yet, regardless of admitting that she is exceptionally lucky to still live.

'Girl, I must be dead,' she included. 'The doctors informed them [children] to come to state their farewells.

'They prayed over me, and McKenna stated, 'Mommy, it's OK, you can go.'

'I didn't have much of a relationship with my mother, however I can't imagine what that resembled, to see their mama on her deathbed.'

Her heath problems come after DailyMail.com revealed that she was likewise anticipated to gather around $2million more in payment after a legal spat with the maker of her 2 metal hip replacements.

Mary Lou Retton became the very first American woman to win a private all-around gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left battling for her life in hospital with an uncommon form of pneumonia in late 2023, prompting her children established a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in donations

Last year, the mom-of-four drew criticism after declaring to have no health insurance and requesting for financial backing from the general public when she was struck down with a rare type of pneumonia, regardless of having received a $2million settlement from her divorce

The revelations cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no health insurance coverage when she was struck down with an uncommon form of pneumonia and why her family resorted to begging for money online to bail her out.

Court papers submitted in Houston that revealed she had a little fortune following her divorce from Shannon Kelley.

The residential or commercial property division accepted by the court revealed that Retton received cash and residential or commercial property worth $1,950,597 as she and Kelley divided their properties down the middle after 28 years of marriage.

Not consisted of in that figure were the proceeds from the sale of two houses, one in Houston and the other in Fairmont, West Virginia, which again were to be split 50/50.

Nor were the profits from a suit in which she sued Indiana-based medical business Biomet Recovery over two hip replacements that went incorrect.

It is not understood just how much she got however others who took legal action against the company in similar circumstances got around $2million each.

Retton found immediate fame as a 16-year-old when she won her medals at the 1984 Los Angeles games.

She became the very first American woman to win an Olympic private well-rounded gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.