BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Elijah Ward has been found safe, according to a law enforcement update Friday afternoon.
The Missing Child Alert has been canceled.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert Friday morning for an 11-year-old boy out of Lighthouse Point, Florida.
FDLE says Elijah Ward has been missing since Thursday when he was last seen in the area of the 4100 block of Northeast 21st Terrace.
It's believed he could be walking south on Federal Highway, authorities said in an updated statement Friday afternoon.
Ward is described as 5 feet tall with hazel eyes and brown hair. Authorities say he was last seen wearing a black zip-up jacket, unknown-colored shorts and no shoes.