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SALT LAKE CITY — Police officers are asking for the public's help in finding a 14-year-old boy with autism who went missing from This Is the Place Heritage Park.
Steven Smith was last seen by his family as they were unloading their vehicle at 5:50 p.m.
K-9 officers, along with motor and bicycle patrol officers, were searching alongside volunteers Wednesday evening, Salt Lake detective Greg Wilking said. Some preliminary sightings of the boy were reported near University of Utah Research Park, he said.
"We are asking people who are traveling through this area, up in the Research Park area by the university, to be aware that he is out, that he could be in traffic," Wilking said.
The detective said Steven has a "mild form" of autism, and it was unknown if he was avoiding being found.
Steven is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. He has brown hair, blue eyes and was last seen wearing a grey "Star Wars" T-shirt and dark grey, shiny pants.
Anyone who spots Steven is asked to call 911.
Email: mjacobsen@deseretnews.com
Contributing:Jordan Ormond
