JSO found missing girl with autism

Update 8:32 a.m.: According to JSO, the girl has been found safe.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was searching Thursday morning for a missing juvenile diagnosed with autism.

Officers responded to the Julington Creek area at approximately 1:00 a.m. where the victim had last been seen late Wednesday evening. It was believed the 17-year-old girl left her home on foot and met up with two young men who are 18 and 19-years-old.