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Missing endangered teen in Wesley Chapel found safe

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WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — The missing and endangered 17-year-old who deputies were looking for was found safe.

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Deputies are asking for the public’s help to find a missing and endangered 17-year-old, last seen in the Chatterly Drive area of Wesley Chapel.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said Nicholas Sheridan is 6 feet tall, weighs about 123 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen on Wednesday around 4:30 p.m. wearing a gray sleeveless shirt with an American flag and Adidas logo, gray sweatpants, black shoes with red bottoms, and a red/orange lanyard. He was also carrying a blue metal water bottle.

Anyone who has any information about Sheridan is asked to call the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7, or submit a tip online at PascoSheriff.com/tips.

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