Crime & Safety

Update: Missing Saugus Child Found

Nicholas Estrada, an 11-year-old Saugus boy, went missing at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Sheriff's said.

SAUGUS, CA — Authorities sought public help to find an 11-year-old boy who went missing Tuesday in the Saugus area. He was found hours later according to Santa Clarita Sheriff's reports.

Early Tuesday afternoon, the sheriff's department reported that 11-year-old Nicholas Estrada had been found and he was in the process of being reunited with his parents.

Nicholas went missing about 6 a.m. near Seco Canyon and Bouquet Canyon roads, the sheriff's department reported.

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The boy is Hispanic, 5 feet tall, weighs 115 pounds, and has short brown curly hair and brown eyes.

He was wearing jean shorts and an orange shirt, and he was carrying a gray back pack.

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Photo courtesy Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station

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