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Boy Found Safe After Going Missing

Be on the lookout. Nicholas went missing Sunday afternoon. There is a very active search to find him.

(Newtown PD)

Update: The boy was found safe by a passing motorist.

NEWTOWN, CT — Police are actively searching the Winton Farm Road area after a 17-year-old boy with autism went missing around noon Sunday.

Winton Farm Road is located near the Monroe town line. Nich0las was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and grey shorts. Last time he went missing he was found in a pond near his residence.

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Police ask residents to be on the lookout for Nicholas, especially near bodies of water and in outbuildings like sheds.

K-9s. drones and police and fire personnel are assisting in the search.

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