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Missing Southern California boy found safe

A boy who had disappeared in Los Angeles County was found safe on Wednesday.

The teen was identified as Ethan Idohl Villa, 13, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.


“Thank you to the public, the media, and deputy personnel for their tireless efforts in the search for Ethan,” authorities said Wednesday.

At the time of his disappearance, Villa was last seen on May 20 on the 4800 block of Elizabeth Street in Cudahy at around 3:30 p.m. He was also listed as a critically missing person.

The circumstances surrounding Villa’s discovery were not released.

Ethan Idohl Villa, 13, is seen in a photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

A “critically missing person” is defined as:

Anyone with additional information can call the LASD’s East L.A. Station at 323-264-4151.  

Anonymous tips can be provided to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.