A missing Westford teenager has been found safe.
Police said Joseph Siriani, 18, went for a hike in the Day Elementary School area Wednesday. He left a note for his parents saying he’d be gone “a few hours.” He didn’t bring a cell phone.
When he didn’t return by Thursday morning, his parents called police—who launched a massive search effort that included all-terrain vehicles and a helicopter. News of the search spread quickly on social media; a “Help Find Joey Siriani” page was set up.
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Police said on Friday at about 12:15 a.m., they received a call of someone walking on Route 40 near Lost Lake Road in Groton. A Groton police officer responded and discovered it was Siriani.
Siriani told police he spent Wednesday night night in the woods behind the Forge Village baseball field.
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“He was not aware of the large scale search going on for him, but figured people may be looking for him,” Westford police said in a statement.
Siriani is the son of Westford Selectman Don Siriani, who thanked police.
This is one of the posts publicizing the search effort, published by Don Siriani:
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