Courtesy of Baldwin County Fire Rescue
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. - Multiple agencies searched through the night for a missing 15-year-old autistic teen who disappeared Monday in the Torrance Road area in Baldwin County.
What we know:
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office says Jeffrey Epps, a non-verbal autistic teen, was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and gray shorts. He is 5-foot-3-inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds.
Search teams have deployed every available resource, including K9 units, thermal drones, a FLIR-equipped helicopter, ATVs, UTVs, and grid-search crews combing wooded areas. Officials say crews will continue searching overnight.
Agencies involved: Baldwin County Fire, Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, Milledgeville Police, Atrium EMS, Georgia State Patrol, Georgia DNR, Wilkinson County Fire, and Baldwin County EMA.
What you can do:
Anyone who sees Jeffrey is urged to call 911 or the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office at 478-445-4891.