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Pasco Deputies Search For Missing Lutz Teen Jaden Burnau

Jaden Burnau
Jaden Burnau

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to find 16-year-old Jaden Burnau, who was reported missing Monday night. Authorities describe Burnau as a runaway who was last spotted in the Thames Place area of Lutz around 7:05 p.m. on March 9.

Burnau is 5’7″ tall and weighs approximately 128 pounds. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a distinctive multicolored sweater with a white hood, paired with green Christmas-themed pajama pants. Investigators noted he was also carrying a black backpack.

The Sheriff’s Office is urging anyone who might have seen Burnau or has information regarding where he might be to contact authorities immediately.

Tips can be called into the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7.

For those who prefer to remain anonymous or submit information digitally, tips can also be reported online at PascoSheriff.com/tips.

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