- August Beckwith, missing for nearly a month, was found alive in Taylorsville.
- His mother, Lori Beckwith, organized extensive search efforts with community volunteers.
- She expressed gratitude to local authorities and the homeless community for their help.
SALT LAKE CITY — August Beckwith has been found after being missing for nearly a month.
The Utah Department of Public Safety said Beckwith, 29, was located early Thursday "alive and well" and was reunited with his mother.
Lori Beckwith, August's mother, confirmed to KSL.com that her son was found in Taylorsville.
Beckwith had last been seen on Nov. 17, running down Wakara Way, near the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, after his mother said they'd left the hospital.
Over the ensuing weeks, Lori Beckwith organized her own search efforts, along with volunteers, canvassing areas near the university and neighborhoods and parts of Salt Lake City in a desperate attempt to locate her adult son.
Lori Beckwith took to her Facebook page Thursday, where she'd been sharing daily updates on the weekslong search efforts to find her son, expressing a relief and gratitude to local authorities and the many community members who donated their time in joining her to help look for him.
"They showed a tireless and passionate dedication to finding him, setting aside their own needs, their own families, and their own peace, to walk beside me through every dark hour," she wrote.
Lori Beckwith told KSL.com last week that she was particularly concerned for her son's safety, as he is autistic, nonverbal and what she described as extremely vulnerable.
She also noted at the time that she believed he may have found himself among individuals who are experiencing homelessness — a community which she also thanked.
"I owe a special debt to the homeless men and women of this city, whose vigilance, kindness, and relentless search for August humbled me," Lori Beckwith wrote. "Some of the most profound generosity came from those with the least to give. To the person — or people — who gave him layers of warm clothing, boots, and food: You kept him alive. I will never forget it."
While the 24 days of uncertainty regarding her son's whereabouts ended on a positive note, Lori Beckwith said she'll remember the compassion and kindness she received from others over these recent weeks.
"To the strangers who embraced me, who wept with me, who refused to let us fight alone — you have revealed a beauty in humanity that has been nothing short of transformative," she wrote.
