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Irmo Police say missing 16-year-old found safe

The teen was last seen at a foster home in the evening hours on Jan. 25.
Credit: KHOU

IRMO, S.C. — Officers with the Irmo Police Department announced on Thursday that a missing teen not seen since Jan. 25 had been found - and is safe.

The teen was last seen at a home in the evening hours of that day and remained missing for several days. 

However, in an update around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, the department said that he had been found with the assistance of the Lexington County Sheriff's Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Irmo Police Chief Bobby Dale said the teen was found in the southern part of the county.

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