Missing teen with autism found safe
A missing Putnam County teen with autism was found safe Friday morning. Diego Salazar, 19, was taken to Putnam Hospital for evaluation after he was spotted by a helicopter in a wooded area close to
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Jul 11, 2015, 2:10 AM
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Updated 3,456 days ago
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A missing Putnam County teen with autism was found safe Friday morning.
Diego Salazar, 19, was taken to Putnam Hospital for evaluation after he was spotted by a helicopter in a wooded area close to his home in Brewster at around 8:30 a.m.
Salazar was first reported missing by his family around 5 p.m. on Thursday. The alert prompted a massive search by more than 80 emergency workers from New York to Connecticut.
Salazar was found conscious and unharmed.
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