A province-wide Amber Alert was issued after a 13-year-old Hamilton boy was abducted. Austin Large is believed to be with his father, Elias Large, 47. September 27, 2008.
Watch for missing Hamilton child
DURHAM -- A province-wide Amber Alert was issued Monday night after an autistic 13-year-old Hamilton boy went missing.
Austin Large is believed to be with his father, Elias Large, 47.
Police say they could be traveling in a white 1999 GMC Sierra extended truck with a large green tool box. The licence plate number is NE7 917.
Austin is described as white, 5'5" tall, and weighing 160 pounds. He has a heavy build, brush cut, light brown hair and blue eyes.
The boy and his father were supposed to have spent the weekend fishing on Lake Nipissing but when they did not return home Monday as planned, Austin’s mother called police.
“They did not go to the lake,” said Hamilton Police Detective Sergeant Chris Kiriakopoulos.
“We are very concerned.”
According to Det. Sgt. Kiriakopoulos, Austin’s autism medication runs out Monday. He said that police are worried about the father’s mental state.
Police have checked with the father’s family in Cambridge but have not found any leads as to the pair’s whereabouts.
Anyone who sees the teen or his father is asked to call 9-1-1.
The Amber Alert ended late Monday night, however, police said the child is still missing.
-- with reporting by by Jackson Hayes, The Hamilton Spectator