POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 12-year-old boy from Polk County was found safe on Tuesday after a statewide missing child alert was issued earlier in the day.
Authorities said Mason Miller was last seen on Derwent Drive around 5 p.m. on Monday. He was found safe just before 11:30 a.m. by a bloodhound with the sheriff's office.
He was sleeping on a retention wall in a neighborhood near where he was last seen, authorities said.
No other information was immediately released.
A Florida Missing Child Alert is issued when the following criteria are met:
- The child is under the age of 18
- Law enforcement has a well-founded belief, based on an active investigation, that the child is in danger of death or serious bodily injury
- There is a detailed description or photograph of the child to broadcast to the public
- The local law enforcement agency of jurisdiction recommends activation
An Amber Alert is issued when authorities have a well-founded belief that a kidnapping has taken place.
