Missing 20-year-old man with Autism from Queens found safe

QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- A 20-year-old man from Queens who went missing was found safe on Tuesday night.

Officials said they were looking for Gabriel Blandon, a Queens resident who had been last seen around 12:30 p.m., walking at the intersection of 47th Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue.

Blandon was found safe Tuesday night.

Police say Blandon has Autism and is non-verbal.

He's described as 5'5'', approximately 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

At the time that Blandon was reported missing, he was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, gray sweatpants and was also barefoot when he was last seen.

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