Crime & Safety

Missing Special Needs Man Found Safe

Roz Sarmiento went missing late Tuesday morning in Redwood City.

A missing 19-year-old special-needs Canada College student was found safe early Thursday morning after authorities had been for him since Tuesday, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

Roz Sarmiento, who lives in South San Francisco, has been reunited with his family this morning after he was reported missing Tuesday afternoon from Canada College, located at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. in Redwood City.

Stanford Medical Center officials called the sheriff's office around 4 a.m. and said Sarmiento had walked into the emergency room alone and check himself in, according to sheriff's officials.

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Deputies responded to the hospital and found Sarmiento in good condition, according to the sheriff's office.

Sarmiento was reported missing after he was last seen on campus leaving class for lunch around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to sheriff's officials.

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