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

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

The lack of communication is absolutely nothing brand-new for the previous athlete, according to loved ones, who state Retton hadn't even informed her family that she was in town before her embarrassing encounter with police.

Recently, the Daily Mail solely exposed that Retton was captured 'slurring her words' with a 'screw leading' bottle of red wine in the passenger 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 motorist's seat of the vehicle 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 influence of alcohol, managed compounds, or drugs'.

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

Mary Lou Retton has actually stimulated worries for her safety as family members say she has actually 'vanished' since her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month

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

'They don't truly 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 best choice. Families resemble that, there wasn't a falling out - they simply haven't 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 main house, her post-divorce residential or commercial property in Texas.

Exclusive Daily Mail pictures show her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with plans and flyers cluttering the porch.

Neighbors state they have actually 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 connected to her children on Thursday, her legal representative Edmund J. Rollo issued a statement on Tuesday, saying the star remained in 'good spirits.'

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

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

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

According to social media, Retton and her four children have a really close relationship, though she has not appeared in her children's Instagram posts in a minimum of 6 months.

Retton, who has four children, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has not been seen or heard from by her family members in her hometown in West Virginia since her arrest on May 17, insiders informed DailyMail.com

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

Now it appears Retton has gone entirely to ground, with no indication of her at her household home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and main house in Texas (visualized) last Thursday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She failed all 3 phases of the basic 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 influence of alcohol, controlled 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 attend to the arrest.

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

Best understood for receiving two ideal 10 ratings at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has fought more health issues over the last few years.

The embellished gymnast dealt with pneumonia in 2023, which led her daughter to develop a crowdfunding page to help pay installing hospital bills, raising $200,000 in just a day.

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

'They didn't should have that,' Retton said in May when inquired about the backlash her daughters received.

'They were simply trying to look after me. I don't care about the cynics. There are trolls all over. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got a viewpoint, but it is what it is.'

While there was a pleased ending for Retton in 2023, doctors quickly feared for her life as her children provided what they thought would be their final goodbye to their mom.

Retton's child, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was found out and about in Texas, however declined to comment on her mom's arrest or location

Retton presenting with her daughter McKenna Kelley at the NCAA championships in 2019. The previous 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 appropriately recuperate from the damage to her lungs.

'It's been truly hard,' she said in a psychological 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 eliminated from me. It's humiliating.'

Retton believes she recuperated from the frightening experience as 'God wasn't all set' for her yet, in spite of confessing that she is incredibly fortunate to still live.

'Girl, I must be dead,' she included. 'The doctors informed them [daughters] to come to say 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, however I can't picture what that resembled, to enjoy their mom on her deathbed.'

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

Mary Lou Retton ended up being the first American female to win a private well-rounded gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left defending 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

In 2015, the mom-of-four drew criticism after claiming to have no medical insurance and requesting for financial support from the general public when she was overruled with an unusual form 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 struck down with an uncommon type of pneumonia and why her family resorted to begging for cash online to bail her out.

Court papers submitted in Houston that showed 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 possessions down the middle after 28 years of marriage.

Not included in that figure were the earnings from the sale of 2 homes, one in Houston and the other in Fairmont, West Virginia, which again were to be divided 50/50.

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

It is not known just how much she got but others who sued the business in similar 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 ended up being the first American lady to win an Olympic individual well-rounded gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.