Manitoba family says their 16-year-old Autistic boy has been found

WINNIPEG —  A Manitoba family is celebrating the return of their son.

Saturday night, 16-year-old Nicholas Read was found, safe in Pickering, Ontario.

On Wednesday, the 16-year-old Autistic boy was dropped off at school in West Kildonan, but never made it to class or returned home.

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On Sunday, Robert Read, Nicholas’s father told Global News his son walked to the Denny’s and Flying J in Headingly.  He convinced one of the truckers to take him to Toronto.

Once they arrived in Pickering, the trucker called police.  Since there was a Canada Wide Warrant issued for Nicholas, officers rushed to the gas station where Nicholas was dropped off and taken to a police station.

Officers kept the 16-year-old overnight.

Robert and his wife booked a flight, and Nicholas flew home this morning.

READ MORE: Dad of missing autistic teen says Nicholas Read could be ‘anywhere’