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11-Year-Old Boy With Autism Who Walked Out of Brooklyn School Found Safe

The 11-year-old took a train to Long Island.

An 11-year-old boy with autism went missing in Brooklyn on Tuesday, but he was found safe several hours later. Police said the child walked out of P.S. 369 in Boerum Hill around noon. New York City Public Schools told CBS New York that there are alarms on doors at the school and school agents at the front door. There was a large scene at the school for several hours as police officers handed out photos of the boy and a helicopter overhead aided in the search. Police said the boy took a train from Atlantic Terminal to Long Island and was found in West Hempstead in Nassau County. Click here to read more on www.cbsnews.com.