17-year-old who went missing in northwest Las Vegas found safe

By Mike Shoro / Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 17, 2019 - 10:44 am

Updated April 17, 2019 - 12:24 pm

A 17-year-old boy who had gone missing in northwest Las Vegas has been found.

Josef Soto has been located, according to Red Rock Search and Rescue.

Prior to being found, he had last been seen about 7 p.m. Tuesday on the 5600 block of Broderick Avenue, near West Alexander Road and North Rancho Drive, according to a Metropolitan Police Department missing persons flyer.

The rescue team had shared the flyer on social media.

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