Missing Essex County man found safe, police say

An OPP car pictured in a 2023 file photo.  (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press - image credit)
An OPP car pictured in a 2023 file photo. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press - image credit)

A man reported missing from Essex County Thursday morning has been located Safe, Essex County OPP say.

The 19-year-old identified as Benson had been missing since Monday, police said. Police said Thursday night be was found safe.

Police thanked the public for their assistance in sharing the appeal for information about his whereabouts.

The man's disappearance came in the midst of sub-zero temperatures and periods of snowfall across Windsor-Essex.