Missing autistic 16-year-old found safe

By Andy Matarrese, Columbian environment and transportation reporter

Published: November 13, 2015, 7:34pm

The Vancouver Police Department is asking for the public's help finding Eddie Hawks, 16, who is on the autism spectrum. Hawks was reported as missing Friday evening, and last seen in the area of Northeast 112th Avenue and Northeast Ninth Street. (Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Police Department)

The Vancouver Police Department has located a 16-year-old boy with autism who had gone missing earlier Friday evening.

Eddie Hawks, 16, went missing shortly after 6 p.m. in the area of Northeast 112th Avenue and Northeast Ninth Street, northeast of Mill Plain and Interstate 205.

Police combed the area and enlisted the aid of volunteers to assist in the search. The teen was found safe at about 9:30 p.m.

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