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Missing Lutz Teen Located Safe, Sheriff Says

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Jaden Burnau has been located and is safe, according to the Pasco Sherifff’s Office.

ORIGINAL REPORT: Authorities in Pasco County are asking for the public’s help to locate a 16-year-old who disappeared late Sunday night.

The Pasco Sheriff’s Office reported that Jaden Burnau was last seen around 11:30 p.m. on April 26 in the vicinity of Thames Place in Lutz. Investigators have classified the teen as a missing/runaway.

Burnau is described as being 5’5″ tall and weighing approximately 130 pounds. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a dark gray beanie, a black long-sleeve shirt, tan jogger pants, and black sneakers.

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The Sheriff’s Office is urging anyone who might have spotted Burnau or has information regarding where he might be to contact the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7.

Tips can also be submitted digitally through the agency’s website at PascoSheriff.com/tips.

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