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Developmentally challenged teen found after hours long search

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PROSPECT, Tenn. (WTVF) — A missing teen has been found safe Friday night.

Giles County Sheriff Kyle Helton says Michael Adams was found in the Elkton area.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued an Endangered Child Alert for Adams.

Officials said 15-year-old Michael Jonathan Adams went missing from his home in Prospect, Tennessee Friday.

Law enforcement from Giles and Lincoln Counties searched through the night for him. Volunteers, search dogs and drones were also used in the search. Officers centered their search in the area around Adams' home.