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

Concerned family members in the small town of Fairmont exposed they have actually not seen or spoken with the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - given that her arrest in her home town on May 17.

The absence of communication is nothing new for the former professional athlete, according to loved ones, who say Retton had not even informed 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 leading' 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 road'.

Officers noted 'the smell of alcohol' giving off from her while she was in the driver's seat of the vehicle while it was still running, according to court records.

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

A within source stated in the wake of her arrest: 'Her family had no concept she was here at all, they discovered the arrest when everyone else did.

Mary Lou Retton has actually stimulated worries for her safety as relative state she has actually 'disappeared' since her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month

Retton was the first American lady to win an Olympic individual well-rounded gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo (left) at only 16 years old at the 1984 games

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

'That's families for you, it's not her finest choice. Families are like that, there wasn't a falling out - they just have not spoken in a while'.

Now it appears Retton has gone entirely to ground, with no sign of her at her family home in Fairmont or her main home, her post-divorce residential or commercial property in Texas.

Exclusive Daily Mail photos reveal her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with bundles and flyers cluttering the deck.

Neighbors state they have not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the past 2 weeks, adding that Retton mostly keeps to herself in the gated substance.

After Daily Mail reached out to her daughters on Thursday, her attorney Edmund J. Rollo released a declaration on Tuesday, stating the star was in 'good spirits.'

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

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

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

According to social networks, Retton and her 4 daughters have a very close relationship, though she has actually not appeared in her children's Instagram posts in at least 6 months.

Retton, who has 4 children, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has not been seen or spoken with by her loved ones in her hometown in West Virginia considering that her arrest on May 17, insiders informed DailyMail.com

Retton spoke openly about her frightening health battle after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with an uncommon type of pneumonia

Now it appears Retton has gone completely to ground, with no sign of her at her family home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and main residence in Texas (envisioned) last Thursday

And while her relative in West Virginia have shared their shock at her arrest, Retton's kids have stayed tight lipped over the event, decreasing to speak with the Daily Mail.

But they have been posting puzzling inspirational spiritual posts describing life and errors as 'God's will' on their social media.

Her youngest child Emma, is set to get wed later on this month in Dallas, though it's unclear if the gymnastics legend will attend.

Member of the family are apparently worried about the arrest, though were 'unaware' of any reason or problems regarding why Retton might have driven the 1,500 mile cross nation journey from Texas to West Virginia.

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

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

Officers kept in mind during her arrest that she had a 'screw top container of wine' that remained in the passenger seat of her cars and truck when they approached her.

She failed all three phases of the basic field sobriety test, and refused a roadside initial breath test, along with a secondary chemical test of her blood.

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Retton was charged in Marion County for 'driving under influence 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 resolve the arrest.

A lawyer representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not immediately respond to a demand for remark by the Daily Mail.

Best known for getting two best 10 scores at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has battled more health issues in recent years.

The decorated gymnast dealt with pneumonia in 2023, which led her child to create a crowdfunding page to assist pay mounting healthcare facility expenses, raising $200,000 in simply a day.

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

'They didn't deserve that,' Retton stated in May when asked about the reaction her daughters got.

'They were just attempting to take care of me. I don't care about the cynics. There are trolls everywhere. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got an opinion, but it is what it is.'

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

Retton's daughter, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was identified out and about in Texas, however declined to talk about her mother's arrest or location

Retton posing with her child McKenna Kelley at the NCAA champions 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 developer Shannon Kelley (center) in Houston, Texas in 1990. They separated in 2018

Even now, Retton fears she will never ever correctly recover from the damage to her lungs.

'It's been truly hard,' she stated in a psychological interview with People in 2024. 'My lungs are so scarred. It will be a life time of recovery.

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

Retton thinks she recovered from the frightening experience as 'God wasn't all set' for her yet, despite admitting that she is exceptionally lucky to still live.

'Girl, I need to be dead,' she added. 'The doctors informed them [children] to come to state their bye-byes.

'They hoped over me, and McKenna said, 'Mommy, it's OK, you can go.'

'I didn't have much of a relationship with my mother, but I can't envision what that resembled, to view their mommy on her deathbed.'

Her heath concerns followed DailyMail.com exposed that she was likewise expected to gather around $2million more in settlement after a legal spat with the producer of her two metal hip replacements.

Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win an individual well-rounded gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left fighting for her life in healthcare facility with an unusual type of pneumonia in late 2023, prompting her daughters established a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in donations

Last year, the mom-of-four drew criticism after claiming to have no medical insurance and requesting for financial backing from the public when she was struck down with an uncommon type of pneumonia, in spite of having gotten a $2million settlement from her divorce

The revelations cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no medical insurance when she was overruled with an unusual type of pneumonia and why her household turned to begging for cash online to bail her out.

Court documents filed in Houston that revealed she had a small fortune following her divorce from Shannon Kelley.

The residential or commercial property department accepted by the court showed that Retton got money and residential or commercial property worth $1,950,597 as she and Kelley divided their properties down the middle after 28 years of marital relationship.

Not included because figure were the proceeds from the sale of two homes, one in Houston and the other in Fairmont, West Virginia, which again were to be divided 50/50.

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

It is not understood just how much she received however others who sued the business in similar scenarios navigated $2million each.

Retton discovered instant popularity as a 16-year-old when she won her medals at the 1984 Los Angeles video games.

She ended up being the very first American female to win an Olympic private all-around gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.