Utah man with autism found after 10-day search

August Beckwith was found after being missing for over a week.

August Beckwith was found after being missing for over a week. (Taylorsville Police Department )


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SALT LAKE CITY — August Beckwith, a 29-year-old Utah man with autism, has been found safe after disappearing for a second time in a matter of weeks.

"We are overjoyed and deeply grateful," Lori Beckwith, August Beckwith's mother, said in a post on Facebook Sunday. "Thank you to the many remarkable people who helped with compassion and kindness throughout. Wishing everyone a loving and peaceful Christmas."

Beckwith had been missing for 24 days after disappearing from the University of Utah campus on Nov. 17. Lori Beckwith, August's mother, had taken to Facebook to report when he had first been found.

The Beckwith family wishes for privacy at this time.

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