Burnaby RCMP and Coquitlam Search and Rescue have found Hyu McCann, a 12-year-old with Down syndrome missing for several hours this afternoon.
McCann and his mother were preparing to leave their apartment, near Metrotown, on a walk when he left the buiding. Police believe Hyu thought his mother had already left without him, when in fact she was still looking for her purse inside the home.
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He was found safe and sound by search crews shortly before 5 p.m., and returned home to his worried family.
“I’m shocked, but super happy obviously,” said his father Tim.
“You can’t describe how it feels unless you’re a parent and your son goes missing.”
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