CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP — Authorities in Monroe County say a 7-year-old boy who went missing Saturday afternoon has been found.
The chief of Northeast Search and Rescue, a special emergency response team in Monroe County, told Newswatch 16 Justice Soto was found about a quarter-mile from his home around 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
The child, who has autism and does not talk, according to State Police, walked away from his home in Chestnuthill Township near Brodheadsville just after 6 p.m. Saturday.
Rescue crews in Monroe County say the child is expected to be okay.