Crime & Safety

Missing Autistic Teen Found By Redondo Beach Police

Before he was found, he had last been seen about 3 p.m. Tuesday near Redondo Union High School, police said.

REDONDO BEACH, CA – Authorities found the 15-year-old high-functioning autistic boy who went missing in Redondo Beach Tuesday, the Redondo Beach Police Department said.

The time and location where Andrew Lewis was found was not immediately disclosed by police.

Before he turned up, Lewis had last been seen about 3 p.m. Tuesday near Redondo Union High School, police said. He was wearing a black "Star Wars" T-shirt, jeans and black tennis shoes and was carrying a black backpack with orange fringe when he went missing.

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City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Redondo Beach Police Department

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