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

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

The absence of interaction is nothing brand-new for the former athlete, according to family members, who say Retton had not even notified her household that she was in town before her awkward encounter with cops.

Last week, the Daily Mail specifically exposed that Retton was caught 'slurring her words' with a 'screw top' bottle of wine in the traveler seat while she lagged the wheel of her Porsche.

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

Officers kept in mind 'the odor of alcohol' emitting from her while she remained in the chauffeur's seat of the cars and truck while it was still running, according to court records.

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

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

Mary Lou Retton has actually sparked fears for her security as relative say she has actually 'disappeared' given that 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 old at the 1984 video games

'They don't actually talk much, she moved away. She never ever called them to inform them that she was returning, they only found out after the arrest.

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

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

Exclusive Daily Mail photos show her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with bundles and leaflets littering the deck.

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

After Daily Mail connected to her children on Thursday, her lawyer Edmund J. Rollo released a declaration on Tuesday, stating the star was in 'great spirits.'

'She is really appreciative of all of the assistance she has actually received,' he added. 'Mary Lou will provide a statement at the proper time. Until then, please respect her privacy.'

The retired Olympian has actually spent much of her life between West Virginia and Texas, where she has been based since 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 networks, Retton and her 4 daughters have a really close relationship, though she has actually not appeared in her kids's Instagram posts in a minimum of 6 months.

Retton, who has four daughters, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has actually not been seen or heard from by her loved ones in her home town in West Virginia because her arrest on May 17, insiders informed DailyMail.com

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

Now it appears Retton has actually gone totally to ground, with no indication of her at her household home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and main home 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 occurrence, declining to speak to the Daily Mail.

But they have been posting puzzling inspirational spiritual 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 attend.

Member of the family are apparently concerned about the arrest, though were 'uninformed' of any factor or issues regarding why Retton could have driven the 1,500 mile cross country journey from Texas to West Virginia.

Her older brother Donnie, 59, passed away in December of in 2015, with an obituary mentioning there was 'no visitation or funeral services'.

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

Officers noted during her arrest that she had a 'screw top container of wine' that remained in the passenger seat of her vehicle when they approached her.

She stopped working all three phases of the basic field sobriety test, and refused 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 posting a $1,500 bond. Representatives for Retton are yet to resolve the arrest.

A legal representative representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not immediately react to a request for comment by the Daily Mail.

Best known for getting two best 10 ratings at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has actually fought more health issues in the last few years.

The decorated gymnast had problem with pneumonia in 2023, which led her child to develop a crowdfunding page to help pay mounting health center bills, raising $200,000 in just a day.

But the household quickly drew criticism after declining to clarify where the contributions would be going, while Retton's claim to not have insurance was likewise doubted by some.

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

'They were simply attempting to take care of me. I do not care about the naysayers. 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 daughters delivered what they believed would be their final goodbye to their mom.

Retton's child, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was identified out and about in Texas, however decreased to talk about her mom's arrest or whereabouts

Retton presenting with her child 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 developer Shannon Kelley (center) in Houston, Texas in 1990. They separated in 2018

Even now, Retton fears she will never ever appropriately recuperate 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 removed from me. It's awkward.'

Retton believes she recovered from the frightening experience as 'God wasn't all set' for her yet, despite confessing that she is incredibly lucky to still be alive.

'Girl, I must be dead,' she added. 'The doctors told them [daughters] to come to say their bye-byes.

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

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

Her heath problems followed DailyMail.com revealed that she was also anticipated to collect around $2million more in settlement after a legal spat with the maker of her two metal hip replacements.

Mary Lou Retton ended up being the first American lady to win an individual all-around gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left defending her life in hospital with an uncommon kind 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 coverage and requesting financial backing from the general public when she was struck down with an uncommon type of pneumonia, in spite of having actually received 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 struck down with an uncommon form of pneumonia and why her family resorted to asking for money online to bail her out.

Court documents filed 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 showed that Retton got cash and residential or commercial property worth $1,950,597 as she and Kelley split their assets down the middle after 28 years of marital relationship.

Not consisted of because figure were the proceeds from the sale of 2 homes, one in Houston and the other in Fairmont, West Virginia, which once again were to be split 50/50.

Nor were the proceeds from a suit in which she took legal action against Indiana-based medical company Biomet Recovery over 2 hip replacements that went wrong.

It is not understood just how much she got however others who sued the company in comparable situations got around $2million each.

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

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