Missing FSU Student Found Alive In Florida

Police in Tallahassee have found a Florida State University student who went missing Wednesday, the Leon County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter.

Police said Justin Dean Shields, 19, went missing on Sept. 5. His car was found on a local road Friday near a heavily wooded area. 

After finding the vehicle, sheriff's deputies - along with FSU police, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and multiple other agencies - worked to locate the missing student.

Police dispatched K9 and aviation units to try and find Shields, who attended Coral Reef High School in Miami-Dade County. Around 4 p.m. Sunday, police and Shields' sister, Ashley, confirmed the 19-year-old student had been found in a wooded area miles away from the main roadway, Old Magnolia Road.

Officers said Shields was found with the help of search dogs who took police to the student's location through a scent trail. 

Shields was dehydrated and scratched up when officers found him, but is in good health otherwise and expected to recover. 


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