Update: Missing Autistic Teen In Aurora Found

UPDATE: Aurora Police Spokesman Dan Ferrelli announced just before 11 a.m. that Jackson Focken has been found (11:08 a.m. CST 2/28/2017).

Aurora Police are searching a large area on the Far West side of Aurora and its outskirts for a 15-year-old boy with Autism who ran from his mother around 7:25 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Jackson C. Focken was last seen running southbound in the area of Barnes and the Railroad Tracks near Jericho.

Jackson is 5 feet 5 inches tall and he weighs 200 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt, sweatpants and a blue hooded sweatshirt.

If seen, please call 911 immediately.

"Autism spectrum disorder is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder that impairs a child's ability to communicate and interact with others", according to the Mayo Clinic

Fox Valley Park District police, City of Aurora Emergency Management volunteers, Kane County Sheriff's Office deputies and Sugar Grove Police are assisting.

Map showing area where Jackson was last seen, powered by Google. Address is only included to show the general area. Jack was last seen running south near Barnes Road and the railroad tracks.

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