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

Concerned household members in the village of Fairmont revealed 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 lack of interaction is absolutely nothing brand-new for the former athlete, according to loved ones, who state Retton hadn't even notified her household that she remained in town before her awkward encounter with police.

Last week, the Daily Mail specifically revealed that Retton was caught 'slurring her words' with a 'screw leading' bottle of red wine in the guest seat while she lagged 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' 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 three stages of the basic field sobriety test and was charged in Marion County for 'driving under influence of alcohol, managed compounds, or drugs'.

An inside source stated 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 stimulated fears for her security as member of the family state she has actually 'vanished' since her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month

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

'They do not truly talk much, she moved away. She never called them to tell them that she was coming back, they only learnt after the arrest.

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

Now it appears Retton has gone totally to ground, with no sign of her at her household 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 packages and leaflets cluttering the patio.

Neighbors say they have actually not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the past 2 weeks, adding that Retton primarily keeps to herself in the gated compound.

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

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

The retired Olympian has invested much of her life between West Virginia and Texas, where she has actually 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 networks, Retton and her 4 daughters have an extremely close relationship, though she has not appeared in her children's Instagram posts in at least six months.

Retton, who has four daughters, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has not been seen or spoken with by her family members in her home town in West Virginia given that her arrest on May 17, insiders informed DailyMail.com

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

Now it appears Retton has actually gone completely 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 (envisioned) 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 occurrence, declining to talk with the Daily Mail.

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

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

Family members are supposedly concerned about the arrest, though were 'unaware' of any factor or issues as to why Retton might have driven the 1,500 mile cross country trip 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 submit a motion for discovery.

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

She failed all three stages of the basic field sobriety test, and declined a roadside preliminary breath test, along with a secondary chemical test of her blood.

Olympic heroine Mary Lou Retton's shocking failure revealed in damning full cops report

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 released after personally posting a $1,500 bond. Representatives for Retton are yet to attend to the arrest.

A lawyer representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not right away react to an ask for comment by the Daily Mail.

Best known for getting 2 best 10 scores at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has fought more health problems in current years.

The decorated gymnast dealt with pneumonia in 2023, which led her daughter to produce a crowdfunding page to assist pay installing healthcare facility expenses, raising $200,000 in just 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 be worthy of that,' Retton said in May when asked about the backlash her children received.

'They were just trying to take care of me. I do not care about the cynics. There are giants 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, physicians briefly feared for her life as her children delivered what they believed would be their last goodbye to their mother.

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

Retton posturing 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 designer Shannon Kelley (center) in Houston, Texas in 1990. They divorced in 2018

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

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

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

Retton believes she recovered from the frightening ordeal as 'God wasn't ready' for her yet, regardless of admitting that she is extremely fortunate to still live.

'Girl, I must be dead,' she included. 'The physicians told them [daughters] to come to state their goodbyes.

'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 picture what that was like, to view their mommy on her deathbed.'

Her heath concerns followed DailyMail.com revealed that she was likewise expected to collect 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 specific well-rounded gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left battling for her life in hospital with an unusual type of pneumonia in late 2023, triggering her daughters established a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in contributions

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

The discoveries cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no medical insurance when she was overruled with a rare form of pneumonia and why her family turned to asking for cash online to bail her out.

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

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

Not consisted of because figure were the earnings 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 earnings from a lawsuit in which she sued Indiana-based medical business Biomet Recovery over 2 hip replacements that went incorrect.

It is not known how much she received however others who sued 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 video games.

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