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UPDATE: Authorities say the 12-year-old police were searching for has been found safe.

Police said the child was found safe at a residence in Bridge City. The investigation is continuing, according to police.

— original story —

The Vidor Police Department is requesting the assistance of the public in locating a missing 12-year-old child.

The dispatch center received a call at approximately 7:15 p.m. Thursday from the child’s mother, who said the boy was last seen in his room at approximately 5 p.m.

The child exited through his bedroom window.

The missing boy lived on South Timberlane Street in Vidor.