The athlete walked away from a game at the Lawrenceville School around 12:00 p.m. He was found around 2 p.m. on Carter Road in Hopewell Township
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP - A 23-year-old Special Olympian who went missing from a soccer game at the Lawrenceville School Sunday and was found two hours later in Hopewell Township, authorities said.
Hopewell Township Police File Photo The athlete, a soccer player on the autism spectrum, walked away from a game at the Lawrenceville School around 12:00 p.m. He was found around 2 p.m. on Carter Road in Hopewell Township - about 4.5 miles away - by Hopewell Township police, according to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office, Lawrence Township police, Lawrence Township fire companies, the State Police, Hopewell Township police and the Mercer County Sheriff's Office K-9 tracking unit assisted in the search, the sheriff's office said.
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