A non-verbal boy who was reported missing after leaving his Oakham home with his dog on Monday morning has been found safe, officials said.
Troopers and Oakham police officers launched a massive search for Owen Goderre after he wandered away from home with the family dog, Tika, according to Massachusetts State Police.
Goderre and his dog were found shortly before 1 p.m. walking along a path power lines that cut through a forest in the town, state police said.
Goderre has since been reunited with his parents.
State police urged the public not to approach or yell out to Goderre during the search because he lives with autism.
A photo from the scene showed several police cruisers parked along a tree-lined road as crews scoured a wooded area.
Specific details surrounding Goderre’s disappearance weren’t immediately available.