UPDATE: Missing South Brunswick Man Found Safe

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — After a four-hour search, police were able to locate a missing South Brunswick resident who is non-verbal autistic.

Maxwell Duncan, 38, went missing around 2 p.m. on Friday, and was last seen in the area of the South Brunswick Square Mall on Route 1 near Wynwood Drive, police said.

Authorities sent out a message to the community, asking for tips. Duncan was located after a community member called in a tip, police said.

"We would also like to thank the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office for using their K9 unit, the Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management, and the Millstone Valley Fire Department for using their drones," South Brunswick police said in a statement.

Duncan is 5'9" tall and weighs approximately 250lbs. When he went missing, he was seen wearing a white t-shirt and grey sweatpants.