LORAIN, Ohio — Update: July 29, 12:10 p.m.
The boy has been found and is safe according to the Ohio Attorney General's Office.
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Authorities are asking for the public's help with information regarding a missing 12-year-old boy from Lorain, which triggered a Regional Endangered Missing Child Advisory from the Ohio Attorney General's Office.
Authorities say Austin Lauer was last seen in Lorain on July 17 around 6:30 p.m. wearing a red and blue or red and black striped shirt with khaki pants.
Officials stated that Austin has autism and does not have his medications with him.
Austin is described as standing 5'5" tall and weighs 145 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with any information on Austin's location is encouraged to contact the Lorain Police Department at 440-204-2100.
While officials stress this is not an Amber Alert, Austin is "believed to be in danger." The following Ohio counties are affected by the advisory:
- Allen County
- Ashtabula County
- Ashland County
- Auglaize County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Cuyahoga County
- Defiance County
- Erie County
- Fulton County
- Geauga County
- Gurnsey County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lake County
- Lima County
- Lorain County
- Lucas County
- Marion County
- Medina County
- Mercer County
- Morrow County
- Ottawa County
- Paulding County
- Portage County
- Putnam County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Van Wert County
- Wayne County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Wyandot County
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