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Missing 9-year-old boy found in Fairfax County

The boy was reported missing after disappearing Friday afternoon.
Credit: WUSA

CLIFTON, Va. — A 9-year-old boy was found shortly after Virginia State Police released a CODI Alert Friday. 

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, the 9-year-old had last been seen near the intersections of Sequoia Lea Drive and Union Mill Road in Clifton around 4 p.m. Friday. 

Virginia State Police issued a CODI Alert on behalf of the boy's disappearance. The agency said he was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, a yellow and blue striped shirt, navy blue sweatpants and a hedgehog backpack. 

"This disappearance poses a credible threat to his/her health and safety as determined by the investigating agency," VSP said in the CODI Alert. 

WUSA9 confirmed the boy had been found safe around 11:15 p.m. 

For further information contact the Fairfax County Police Department at (703) 691-2131 (24-hour dispatch) or visit https://vsp.virginia.gov/active-alerts/

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