Extensive Search For North Shore Missing Teen Last Seen Friday In Lynn

LYNN, MA — An extensive search was on across the North Shore on Monday for a missing 17-year-old Lynn boy last seen on surveillance video on Friday.

Lynn police said Brian Lopez was last seen walking on Myrtle Street in Lynn toward Walnut Street Friday morning at about 10:30 a.m. and that his cell phone was later found on Gardiner Street on Lynn.

State Police and Lynn police conducted searches of Lynn Woods using the State Police Air Wing, drones, K-9 search dogs and mountain bicycles on Monday after friends told law enforcement that he had an interest in spending time there.

Lopez is described as being 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 125 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.

He was last seen wearing black pants with a grey and white-striped hooded sweatshirt. He had a grey backpack and was wearing all grey Nike sneakers with the red Nike symbol on the sides.

Lopez worked for a Food Project in Lynn and Wenham.

Those with any information regarding Lopez are urged to call the Lynn Police Department at 781-595-2000.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)