(UPDATE/Radio Iowa) – The search for a missing northeast Iowa teenager ended not long after it began, Thursday morning. Fayette County sheriff’s officials said 14-year-old Walker Richardson was found, and is safe. They released no other details on where he was located or where he had been.

Authorities said previously, they were searching for the teen who had last been seen Wednesday, around 2:30 p.m. They said Richardson is a highly-functioning autistic. Sheriff’s officials began their search Wednesday afternoon but suspended operations overnight over safety concerns. The search resumed 9:30-a.m. Thursday.