Autistic girl, 10, reported missing in the Bronx found safe: NYPD

Mira Wassef

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — Authorities found an autistic 10-year-old girl who was reported missing in the Bronx on Friday, police said.

The child was reunited with her mother after she was found at 2130 Colonial Ave., according to the NYPD.

The girl was last seen in Pelham Bay Park by Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue at around 1:30 p.m. before she was found, police said.

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