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FOUND: Hernando deputies locate missing 13-year-old out of Spring Hill

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SPRING HILL, Fla. — Update: Garrett Dixon has been found and is safe.

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The Hernando County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is looking for a missing 13-year-old boy.

HCSO said Garrett Dixon left his residence on Sand Hill Avenue in Spring Hill on Oct. 1 on foot and has not been seen since.

He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray shorts and black slides.

If you have any information about his whereabouts, contact HCSO at 352-754-6830.

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