Missing Marissa boy found

A five-year-old Marissa boy with autism who wandered away in his pajamas early Wednesday morning has been found, according to emergency dispatches.

The Columbia Fire Department was requested at about 9 a.m. for the use of its ATV in assisting Marissa and several other St. Clair County emergency response agencies in the search.

The boy, whose name is Joseph, was last seen on South Euclid Street in Marissa around 4 a.m. Wednesday, wearing camouflage pajamas on backwards.

Andrea F.D. Saathoff

Andrea is a graduate of Gibault High School and the University of Missouri School of Journalism, the University of Missouri Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Education. She lives in Columbia with her husband and their twin toddler sons. When she isn't cheering on St. Louis Cardinals baseball or riding the emotional roller coaster of Mizzou Tigers football, she enjoys attending and participating in the many family events the county has to offer. email: andrea@republictimes.net
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