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A 16-year-old with autism was found after he went missing in Miami Beach

Michael Sebastián Vargas went missing after he was seen at 1 p.m. Sunday, near 6969 Collins Ave., wearing a red Spider-Man shirt, blue shorts and gray and blue sneakers, according to the Miami Beach Police Department. He was later found safe.
Michael Sebastián Vargas went missing after he was seen at 1 p.m. Sunday, near 6969 Collins Ave., wearing a red Spider-Man shirt, blue shorts and gray and blue sneakers, according to the Miami Beach Police Department. He was later found safe. Courtesy of the Miami Beach Police Department

UPDATE: Michael Sebastián Vargas was found safe hours after he went missing in Miami Beach, the Miami Beach Police Department announced Sunday night.

ORIGINAL:

A teen with autism is missing after he was last seen Sunday afternoon near the beach in Miami Beach, police said.

Michael Sebastián Vargas was last seen at 1 p.m. near 6969 Collins Ave. wearing a red Spider-Man shirt, blue shorts and gray and blue sneakers, according to the Miami Beach Police Department.

The 16-year-old is 5’10’’ and weighs 140 pounds.

Anyone with information about Vargas should call Miami Beach police at 305-673-7901.

This story was originally published January 16, 2022 at 4:49 PM.

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Omar Rodríguez Ortiz
Miami Herald
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Omar is a bilingual and bicultural journalist, covering breaking news in South Florida for the Miami Herald. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in education from the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras.
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