UPDATED at 5:17 PM- Missing Child Alert issued for Autistic boy who can’t verbally communicate

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jul 21 2015 12:22 PM

PHENIX CITY, AL (WSFA) -The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is issuing a Missing Child Alert for 16-year-old Timothy Robinson of Phenix City. Robinson is Autistic and cannot verbally communicate.

The boy was last seen at his home on Williamsburg Drive in Phenix City. He was wearing a white t-shirt and pull-up.

Robinson is a black male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5’4’ and weighs 150 lbs.

Anyone with information on Timothy Robinson’s location is asked to call the Phenix City Police Department at 334-298-0611.

UPDATED @ 5:17 PM

[Phenix City, Ala.] – Shortly before noon today, July 21, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) issued a Missing Child Alert to assist the Phenix City Police Department in a search for a missing 16-year-old who has severe autism. ALEA'S Aviation Unit responded and had been searching for approximately two hours when they were notified by ground units that a nearby neighbor had seen the teen on their security camera. Aviation then located him in a deep wooded ravine, lying on the ground between two logs and exhausted. Aviation crew members directed ground personnel to the teen, who then carried him to an awaiting ambulance. Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier said, "With a triple digit heat index, today's rescue of the missing 16 year old could have had a tragic ending without ALEA's Aviation Unit. This unit provides an essential state service as we assist in rescue efforts throughout the state."

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