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Update:
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. — The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said the teen has been found safe as of Saturday afternoon.
***Update***Teen has been located and is safe. https://t.co/Jhri4coRU0
— Seminole County S.O. (@SeminoleSO) November 4, 2023
Previous story:
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued a Missing Child Alert for a 17-year-old out of Winter Springs.
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FDLE said Matthew Vargas was last seen Friday at Spring Villas Point.
According to law enforcement, he wore a dark camouflage hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.
Deputies said the teen made statements recently about harming himself.
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If you have seen Vargas, contact the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office at 407-665-6650.
Missing/Endangered Teen-
— Seminole County S.O. (@SeminoleSO) November 4, 2023
A Missing Child Alert has been issued for 17-year-old Matthew Vargas, who was last seen Friday in the 1000 block of Spring Villas Point in Winter Springs. Vargas is 5'7 and 145 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark camouflage hooded sweatshirt and blue… pic.twitter.com/CavXP2QDrK
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