Orange County Sheriff’s Office: Missing 16-Year-Old Found Safe

UPDATE: The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday morning Nicholas Woodrum had been located and is now safely back home safe.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office alerted the community of a missing teenager Wednesday morning, asking the public for help locating him.

A release from the office said Nicholas Robert Woodrum, 16, was last seen Tuesday morning when he left home to run an errand. When he did not return by the evening, according to the office, his family reported him missing. Sheriff’s deputies have since entered him into the National Crime Information Center’s missing person database.

An Eno River Academy student, Nicholas is described as 5-foot-8 with reddish-brown hair and weighing approximately 112 pounds. Authorities say he has freckles and blue eyes, and was believed to be wearing a bright blue sweatshirt, jeans and blue and white high top shoes.

Authorities say 16-year-old Nicholas Woodrum has been missing from his Orange County home since the morning of March 9. (Photo via the Orange County Sheriff’s Office)

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Nicholas left his residence driving a blue Acura MDX with a bike rack on the rear. The vehicle’s license plate number is YYH-3942.

Wednesday’s release also said the Durham Police Department helped the office in its search, using emergency technology to find Nicholas’ cell phone, which was found on Guess Road near a McDonald’s restaurant.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Kyle Borland is the lead investigator. Anyone with information on Nicholas’ whereabouts is encouraged to call him at 919-245-2915.

An Acura MDX vehicle, similar to that Nicholas Woodrum drove when he was last seen. Woodrum’s license plate is YYH-3942. (Photo via the Orange County Sheriff’s Office)

Photo via the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

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