Update: Beaufort teenager who was missing since Thursday has been found safe, police say

Editor’s note: This story was updated to say the boy was found once local law enforcement released that information Saturday afternoon.

A 16-year-old Beaufort boy that was reported missing was found safe Saturday afternoon, according to a Beaufort Police Department news release.

Early Saturday afternoon, multiple law enforcement agencies asked for the community’s help to find the teenager. Hours later, he was located.

Before he was found, Travon Millidge had been last seen Thursday morning when he was waiting for the school bus near his home at the Parkview Apartments on Duke Street in Beaufort, a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office news release said Saturday.

His family was concerned for his well-being, the release said.

This story was originally published April 27, 2019 at 12:33 PM.

Lana Ferguson

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Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription