Crime & Safety

Missing VT Teen Found Safe In Lowell: Police

Ethan McGuire walked away from a home in Billerica on Thanksgiving, prompting a ground and air search.

BILLERICA, MA — A 13-year-old from Vermont who went missing on Thanksgiving has been found, according to Billerica police.

Ethan McGuire walked away from a home in Billerica along Charnstaff Lane Thursday night and threatened self-harm, police said. That prompted a wide search on the ground and in the air by helicopter.

Just before 7 a.m. Friday, Billerica police said McGuire was found safe in Lowell in the early morning hours.

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